With KBC promo, Sony trolls channels’ claims about GPS chip in Rs 2,000 notes

The iconic take on demonetisation by Zee News editor Sudhir Chaudhary and Aaj Tak's Sweta Singh was brought back to public memory over the weekend, thanks to Amitabh Bachchan and a tweet by Sony TV.

Following the demonetisation move in 2016, Zee News and Aaj Tak anchors had fueled rumours about GPS trackers on the new currency notes to tackle the menace of black money.

In a promotional video for the upcoming season of popular quiz show Kaun Banega Crorepati by the channel, Bachchan asked Guddi, a contestant, to pick an option that had GPS technology. A typewriter, television, satellite, and a Rs 2,000 note were among the answers.

As the woman on the “hot seat” quickly replied that it was a Rs 2,000 note, the Bollywood star asked if she was sure. She said that not just her, the entire country was sure. Bachchan then revealed that satellite was the correct answer, but the woman asked if he was joking.

“Why will I joke? The joke was what you considered as truth.”

But the contestant did not seem satisfied. This was shown in the news, so wasn’t it the organisations’ fault, she asked. Bachchan then said that while it was possible that there was a lapse on part of news organisations but the loss was ultimately hers. He then went on to tell the audience, “Gyaan jahaan se mile bator lijiye, par pehle zara tatol lijiye (gather information from wherever you get, but verify it first)."

“We all know that one person jo humein aisi unverified sansani khabrein sunata hai!” wrote Sony in its tweet.