Overview
- Azad Samaj Party’s Mumbai chief Kailash Jaiswar posted the old interview online and objected to Bedi’s wording.
- He also shared a phone audio with the actor in which he asked for a public apology to the community.
- Bedi released a video apology saying he used the word unknowingly and had no intent to offend anyone.
- Multiple outlets report that “Harijan” is considered inappropriate in India and say its official use is prohibited.
- The dispute drew wider notice as Bedi’s role in the hit film Dhurandhar: The Revenge kept him in the spotlight.