Hotstar blocks John Oliver’s show on Modi and Trump

Video streaming platform Hotstar India has blocked an episode of John Oliver’s show that criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The show was banned as the comedian took a jibe on Narendra Modi while previewing President Donald Trump’s visit to India on his ‘Last Week Tonight with John Oliver’, Quint reported.

The show on Trump’s visit to India was supposed to be aired on Hotstar at 6 a.m. on Tuesday for India. However, when subscribers logged in, they could only find older episodes of the show. According to Bloomberg’s report, a representative for India’s Information and Broadcasting Ministry maintained that the government wasn’t involved in the matter.