MTV apologizes for Gandhi spoof
MTV apologized Friday for offending Indians by airing in the United States a show that lampoons India’s revered independence leader, Mohandas K. Gandhi.
Nearly 150 lawmakers and political activists had fasted at Gandhi’s memorial Thursday to protest against the animated series they said insulted Gandhi. The 2-week-old show, “Clone High USA,” has not been aired in India, but a newspaper report about it has upset many Indians who revere Gandhi as a hero and an advocate of nonviolence.
“Clone High USA” features a character called G-Man -- a fictitious Gandhi clone who wears dangly earrings, eats junk food and is the ultimate party animal. He attends high school with clones of other famous people, including Abraham Lincoln and Joan of Arc.
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