New Delhi, March 5 -- Former Union minister and BJP leader Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Tuesday lashed out at a Malayalam television channel that supposedly mocked the recently-concluded Mahakumbh mela during one of its shows.

The television channel in question, Asianet News, is owned by Rajeev Chandrasekhar.

In a Facebook post on Tuesday, Chandrasekhar said that he received messages from many people saying that their sentiments were hurt by what was said on the show.

"A number of malayalees have msgd me hurt by what they believe to be a program mocking #MahaKhumb. My family also were among the crores of devotees who were there (sic)," he said.

The former Union minister informed that he has brought this up with the senior management of the...