Overview
- Social activist Sandhya Pavithra N filed a formal complaint on November 21 naming host Kiccha Sudeep and contestants Ashwini Gowda and Rashika before the Karnataka State Women’s Commission.
- The complaint alleges Sudeep made insulting, aggressive remarks toward contestant Rakshita that encouraged disrespect toward women.
- It also accuses Rashika of physically assaulting fellow participant Malavalli Nataraj (Gilli) during an episode.
- Ashwini Gowda is alleged to have used caste-based slurs and coded references such as “S category” to mock Rakshita’s background, with the complaint noting her reported link to Karnataka Rakshana Vedike.
- The petition seeks a full investigation, legal action, new broadcast guidelines and an inquiry into the production team’s role, while both the Women’s Commission and the show’s makers had not publicly responded; the season previously faced a brief studio closure by the KSPCB that was later reversed on orders from Deputy CM D.K. Shivakumar.