<p>"The name Hitler doesn't belong in the title of a soap opera, and we think the producers of this program have made a terrible error in judgment that can only be remedied with a title change," Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director and a Holocaust survivor, said in a statement published on the League's website. <br /><br />"Hitler was an anti-Semite, fascist dictator and mass murderer responsible for the annihilation of European Jewry. That millions of soap opera fans in India are now hearing and talking about a program with the name 'Hitler' on a daily basis is shocking. This is a terrible trivialization of a name freighted with the taint of the Nazi Holocaust," he added.<br />The show has Rati Pandey in the lead role of "Hitler Didi", who is a strict disciplinarian and has a no-nonsense attitude with her family.<br /><br />ADL's objection to “Hitler” was conveyed in a letter to Punit Goenka, Managing Director & CEO, and Subhash Chandra, Chairman of Zee Entertainment.<br /><br />"Let's preserve the name 'Hitler' as a villain of incomparable evil and not trivialize his legacy or the Holocaust with a serial TV title. We strongly urge you to reconsider the choice of title and rename your show," the letter read.<br /><br />The programme, which went on air Nov 7 on Zee TV in India, is also being carried on the network's affiliates in other countries, including the US.<br /><br />When contacted, the channel said it had not relased an official statement on the issue.<br /></p>
<p>"The name Hitler doesn't belong in the title of a soap opera, and we think the producers of this program have made a terrible error in judgment that can only be remedied with a title change," Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director and a Holocaust survivor, said in a statement published on the League's website. <br /><br />"Hitler was an anti-Semite, fascist dictator and mass murderer responsible for the annihilation of European Jewry. That millions of soap opera fans in India are now hearing and talking about a program with the name 'Hitler' on a daily basis is shocking. This is a terrible trivialization of a name freighted with the taint of the Nazi Holocaust," he added.<br />The show has Rati Pandey in the lead role of "Hitler Didi", who is a strict disciplinarian and has a no-nonsense attitude with her family.<br /><br />ADL's objection to “Hitler” was conveyed in a letter to Punit Goenka, Managing Director & CEO, and Subhash Chandra, Chairman of Zee Entertainment.<br /><br />"Let's preserve the name 'Hitler' as a villain of incomparable evil and not trivialize his legacy or the Holocaust with a serial TV title. We strongly urge you to reconsider the choice of title and rename your show," the letter read.<br /><br />The programme, which went on air Nov 7 on Zee TV in India, is also being carried on the network's affiliates in other countries, including the US.<br /><br />When contacted, the channel said it had not relased an official statement on the issue.<br /></p>