During the Bigg Boss 3 episode that aired on 17th August, Saturday, actress and contestant Madhumitha was evicted from the house citing her display self-destructive tendencies where she tried to inflict harm on herself.
The preceeding episode also witnessed the subsequent elimmination of Abhirami Iyer. The saturday episode has raised a lot of suspicion and backlash amongst netizens and audiences for its callous and casual display of Madhumitha's eviction, without delving further into the reasons that led to this incident.
Recently actor and politician of the Bharatiya Janata Party, S. Ve Shekher, had criticized the show, saying that police investigation must be conducted onto this matter and that the show must also evict the contestant responsible for this incident.
Hosted by Kamal Haasan, Bigg Boss 3 is a reality show that features contestants living in a house that is installed with over sixty cameras in the vicinity. The show has completed over 50 days and so far, eight contestants have been eliminated.