Political analyst Mithun Vijay Kumar has sent a legal notice to streaming giant Netflix over an episode of the sitcom The Big Bang Theory, that he claims uses a “derogatory term” against actor Madhuri Dixit Nene.

The concerned scene, from the first episode of the second season, involves an exchange between the characters of Raj Koothrapalli, played by Kunal Nayyar, and Sheldon Cooper, played by Jim Parsons, in which they compare actors Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Madhuri Dixit Nene. Cooper calls Aishwarya “a poor man’s Madhuri Dixit” and Koothrapalli responds, “Aishwarya Rai is a goddess, by comparison, Madhuri Dixit is a leprous prostitute.”

In the legal notice, the streamer has been asked to remove the episode in question or face legal action for promoting discrimination against women. Kumar tweeted, “Recently, I came across an episode of the show Big Bang Theory on Netflix where Kunal Nayyar’s character uses an offensive and derogatory term to refer to the legendary Bollywood actress @MadhuriDixit. As a fan of Madhuri Dixit since childhood, I was deeply disturbed by the dialogue. I found it highly derogatory and offensive towards Indian culture and women.”

Reacting to the scene, actor-MP Jaya Bachchan, who is Aishwarya’s mother-in-law, told a portal, “Is this man (Kunal Nayyar) insane? Badi gandi zubaan hai. He needs to be sent to a mental asylum. His family should be asked what they think of his comment.”

Netflix India didn’t get back to us till the time we went to the press.