Tamil Nadu YouTuber Irfan Gets Govt Notice For Gender Reveal Of His Unborn Child

The Tamil Nadu government has issued a notice to YouTuber Irfan for revealing his unborn child's gender, violating the PCPNDT Act. It has also requested the cybercrime department to remove the video.

The Tamil Nadu government has sent a notice to YouTuber Irfan after he revealed the gender of his unborn child in videos posted on his YouTube channel. The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services has also written to the cybercrime department of the state to get the video removed from YouTube. 

What Is The Tamil Nadu Gender Reveal Party About?

Tamil Nadu YouTuber Irfan and his wife landed in trouble after revealing the gender of their unborn child in a vlog. The couple underwent the sex determination test in Dubai.

Troubles for Irfan, who is a food vlogger, however, began on May 18 when he uploaded a video on his YouTube and Instagram channels that revealed the gender of his unborn child. The Tamil Nadu Department of Health and Family Welfare immediately took cognisance of the video and jumped into action.

According to webzine The Week, Irfan and his wife underwent a sex determination test at a hospital in Dubai. The footage uploaded by Irfan captures the couple hosting a 'gender reveal' celebration. In the video timeline, it is clear that the couple visited the Dubai hospital on May 2, The Week reported. Irfan acknowledges in the video that sex determination tests are illegal in India but asserts that they are permissible in many foreign nations. The couple allegedly disclosed the gender of their unborn child in the party footage.

The Tamil Nadu Directorate of Medical and Rural Health Services has now requested clarification from Irfan and has recommended that the police take action against him.

What Is The Law In India Covering Gender Reveal And Foetal Sex Determination?

Revealing the gender of a foetus is a crime in India under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, 1994. The Act was further amended in 2003 and 2011 for more effective implementation. It is particularly strict against would-be parents, radiologists, sonologists, and gynaecologists committing the crime.

The primary objective behind the PC-PNDT Act established on September 20, 1994, was to curb female feticide by prohibiting prenatal diagnostic techniques for sex determination.