Colors channel has issued an apology after Jaan Kumar Sanu’s comment on Nikki Tamboli speaking Marathi in Bigg Boss 14 house irked local leaders from Maharashtra. Colors TV, the channel on which the show airs, issued an apology regarding the remarks made by the singer during Tuesday's episode. "We at Colors apologise for the remarks in relation to Marathi language made on Bigg Boss episode aired on Tuesday 27th October. We had no intentions of hurting sentiments of the people of Maharashtra," read the statement. In a tweet in Marathi, Ameya Khopkar challenged Jaan to make a career living in Mumbai, after his comments. The MNS leader also targeted Colors for not editing it out and said that this is ‘what the faces of traitors are like’.
During Tuesday's episode of Bigg Boss 14, Jaan Kumar Sanu told Nikki Tamboli, "Marathi mei mat baat kar, mere saamne mat baat kar, merko chidh hoti hai. Sunaauga terko, mere saamne Marathi mei mat baat kar. Dum hai toh Hindi mei bol warna mat baat kar, chid machti hai merko (Don't speak in Marathi in front of me, it annoys me. Speak in Hindi)." The format of the show requires all the contestants to strictly communicate in Hindi. Any contestant found speaking in any other language besides Hindi is given a reminder and at times also punished. Jaan, son of veteran playback singer Kumar Sanu, occupied a spot on the list of trends earlier this week after fellow contestant and singer Rahul Vaidya nominated him for this week's eviction, calling him a product of "nepotism." While nominating Jaan, Rahul Vaidya said, "I would like to nominate Jaan Kumar Sanu because I hate nepotism. Whoever has come on the show, they've come on the basis of their hard work. Jaan is on the show because he's someone's son."