Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Woman Divorces Husband Over Soap Opera Ban

In an AFP story that proves you shouldn't mess with a loyal soap fan, an Indian woman has divorced her husband after he refused to allow her to watch her soaps.

The Daily News and Analysis newspaper said the situation led to daily arguments between the couple from Pune, southeast of Mumbai, and she filed for divorce.

Television soap operas, with their high melodrama, dramatic close-ups and music, have a huge following in India, particularly among housewives or women who work as domestic helps.

Granting her application, a family court judge said the husband had been picking arguments with his wife for more than four years "on the ground that she was seeing Hindi serials on TV channels".

It added: "The respondent (husband) was not allowing the petitioner (wife) to see programs on TV as per her choice".

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