According to Mumbai (Reuters), The petition asks the court to order Netflix to delete derogatory remarks made directly or indirectly against Rajiv Gandhi or his family.
The Delhi High Court adjourned the case on Thursday to give judges and respondents time to study the petition filed by Nikhil Bhalla, a lawyer and a member of the opposition Congress party, which Gandhi led for seven years until his assassination in 1991.
The series, Sacred Games, is India’s first original series. It is a thriller set in Mumbai with a cast of police officers, spies and politicians. In one scene, Gandhi is referred to as a fattu – a Hindi slang word for a coward.
