Mahjodi artists Madankrishna Shrestha and Harivansh Acharya have clarified about the accusations against them on social media recently.
They are being accused on social media of using USAID funds for religious propaganda. Denying it through a video message on Thursday, Mahjodi objected to the rampant propaganda.
'Yesterday, it has been widely spread on social media that Mahjodi took money from USAID and did anti-religious work and propaganda. We are very upset to hear such allegations from our well-wishers," Madankrishna said. "We have been working by choosing only the best. Like public awareness about leprosy, tuberculosis vaccination, these are not unrighteous things. People here should check our telefilm.'
Harivansh pointed out that there is no anti-religious propaganda from telefilms like 'Madan Bahadur-Hari Bahadur', 'Aama', 'Asal Logne' which spread awareness in collaboration with USAID and Nepal government. We have put it on YouTube in such a way that it will be spread like a book. Nowhere have we opposed Sanatan Hinduism, Buddhism or any other religion. We have not even suggested that we should adopt another religion," he said.
Harivansh said that confusion was also created due to the fact that he satirized the tendency of a scholarly character in the program 'Panchayat Rajyasko Saradhe' in 052. Being called a scholar does not mean God. Sarcasm can be done even by pundits. Leaders can do it too. Police, doctors, lawyers, everyone can do it. It is a myth to say that we opposed Sanatan Dharma by keeping a piece of it," he said. We are not discouraged by such things coming later.'
He also requested not to believe misleading things.
