Mumbai, June 10: The third season of the popular American TV The Boys started streaming in India on 3 June on Amazon Prime. It is a superhero series where protagonists are not always good and noble are also portrayed as evil.
Amazon India has censored a derogatory reference to a Muslim character in the series. But, a derogatory reference to Hindu holy symbol Swastika has been retained. In a scene, a character uses an expletive before the word “Muslim”, calling a Muslim character as 'Captain Al Qaeda'.
In India, the word as well as “Al Qaeda” have been muted. As per reports, this censorship has not been done in other countries reviewed by the website. The only country other than India that this website found is Turkey.
But at the same time, an association of Nazism with Swastika has been retained. Swastika, an ancient symbol of prosperity widely used by Hindus, Buddhist and Jains in auspicious rituals, has come to be attached with Hitler.