#BanTheEmpireSeries trends as Hindus oppose glorification of invader Babur by Hotstar series

OTT platform Disney Hotstar released a web series named ‘The Empire’ on 27 August, which is based on Islamic invader Babur. He was one of the most cruel and brutal Islamic invaders, who plundered wealth of India, destroyed innumerable number of Hindu temples and killed countless Hindus. Devout Hindus protested against the glorification of Babur through the said web series. Hotstar has rejected grievance complaints against its series ‘The Empire’ on Babur which dramatises the Mughal invader, claiming that it is based on an adaptation of a novel, Empire of the Moghul – Raiders from the North, written by one Alex Rutherford which fictionalised historical events.

This has created uproar among Hindus and they took to Twitter to raise their protest. Hindu netizens started tweeting with hashtag #BanTheEmpireSeries which became one of the top national trends on Twitter in India. The trend was on 2nd spot for some time and was in top 10 for several hours. More than 40,000 tweets were tweeted using the said hashtag.

Here are some of the tweets from the trend :

Mogul's build India ?
* Indus civilization 8000 yrs old.
* 2000 yrs old Map (No Islamic nation)
* Rakhigarhi excavation 5000 yrs old DNA…@kabirkhankk Islam has history of Just 1400 yrs & you build India ?@AskAnshul @Sanjay_Dixit@GemsOfBollywood#BanTheEmpireSeries pic.twitter.com/EDOBSOb6jm

— ? Ramesh Shinde ?? (@Ramesh_hjs) August 27, 2021

It was the academics including the NCERT who glorified the Mughals, followed by the Bollywood gang !

And now OTT platforms are trying to set the narrative !

Shame on Disney + HotStar to glorify such barbarians !#BanTheEmpireSeries pic.twitter.com/u1cpELuvTg

— Guruprasad Gowda (@Gp_hjs) August 27, 2021

#BanTheEmpireSeries

In attack of the Hindu principality of Bajaur, records Babur: they were put to general massacre & their wives-children made captives. At a guess, more than 3,000 men went to their death… he ordered that a tower of heads should be set up on the rising ground. pic.twitter.com/eNkZTl3MXA

— Chetan Rajhans © (@1chetanrajhans) August 27, 2021

#BanTheEmpireSeries
This topic is trending as 2nd most traded as per India Trends. Let’s keep up the effort to make it viral to take it to the most traded topic.@Ravalanath @1chetanrajhans @Mohan_HJS @HJSBangalore pic.twitter.com/wPFtdemwXA

— Sunil Ghanwat (@SG_HJS) August 27, 2021

Babar invaded India&tortured Hindus. Hindus will never forget those atrocities as it is a wound that will never heal.Even then, glorification of a Mughal emperor which Hurts Religious sentiments of Hindus!!#TheEmpire #BanTheEmpireSeries@ianuragthakur@MIB_India @DisneyPlusHS pic.twitter.com/ciVxTPRFAV

— CHETHANA PRABHU (@Ravalanath) August 27, 2021

In 1526 Babur established the Mughal rule in India. In his autobiographical memoir Babur Nama, he describes his campaigns against the Hindus as Jihad, punctuated with verse & references from the Quran. #BanTheEmpireSeries pic.twitter.com/9OB776mwLV

— Chetan Rajhans © (@1chetanrajhans) August 27, 2021