Watch any TV serial, in Tamil, if you know a bit of the language. If your mother tongue is Tamil, no problem.
Except for one or two serials, all the serials are absolute trash. The hero or the main character would have any number of problems. At least three women would be shown doing maximum damage to him. He would have at least one unmarried sister to support.
The bad guys will come in various forms. There are murders, violence, blood shed, vengeance and what have you. The script is always twisted to suit the animal instincts of any human being.
And in every serial, the hero will have at least two or three wives, and there will be at least one illegitimate child, who will undergo so much suffering.
While Sun TV leads in the number of such serials, other service providers are not far behind.
One is given to understand that more or less similar situations are there in all the South Indian languages, and Hindi as well, and in Bengali or whatever.
Should the Government step in to vet each and every serial, for the harmful impact on society?
Will such intervention actually interfere with the freedom of expression? If it does, can we bring in some checks and balances, in some other fashion?