Jaya TV turns heat on Khushboo; drops her programme

Chennai, May 16: Days after she joined the ruling DMK, south Indian actress Khushboo’s nine-year-long popular reality game show has been dropped by pro-AIADMK ‘Jaya TV’.

Jaya TV, run by relatives of Sasikala, a close associate of AIADMK supremo Jayalalithaa, has stopped telecasting the largely viewed show ‘Jackpot’ anchored by Khushboo.

Jaya TV sources said the hour-long programme was stopped as the channel’s policy was not to have any link with people, who had connections with DMK.

They pointed out that the channel refrained from the telecast of films for which Chief Minister and DMK patriarch M Karunanidhi had penned the script.

Khushboo, when contacted, said it was not a surprise for her as she was expecting it since joining the DMK on Friday.
–PTI