The National Broadcasting Council (KRRiT) is launching explanatory proceedings following viewers’ complaints about the programme Kwiatki polskie, broadcast on TVP2 in liquidation on May 3, 2026, the Council announced in a statement on Tuesday. It added that viewers pointed out that the material “strikes at the Polish raison d’état, undermines the public interest, and shows a dismissive attitude toward the history of the state.”
The matter concerns a segment prepared in connection with the anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution of May 3 in 1791.
“What did the Constitution give us? The Constitution gave us freedom. The long May weekend. And how does a Pole, a true Pole, express it? How does a Pole express freedom? Through a barbecue. But what kind of barbecue? What kind? A Polish barbecue. Without eggplant. Without peppers and other vegan filth. Over my dead body. And when I die, make real blood sausage from my blood,”
viewers of TVP in liquidation heard from an employee impersonating Tadeusz Rejtan from Jan Matejko’s famous painting.
The segment quickly gained traction online and sparked widespread outrage. Some viewers decided to file complaints with KRRiT.
“In their submissions, viewers expressed strong opposition to the content presented in the programme concerning the figure of Tadeusz Rejtan. In the opinion of the complainants, it constituted an unacceptable mockery of a national hero who is widely regarded as a symbol of patriotism and steadfastness,”
the Council stated.
The statement further notes that “viewers drew attention to the timing of the programme’s broadcast. In their view, ridiculing an important historical figure on the day of the National May 3rd Holiday strikes at the Polish raison d’état, undermines the public interest, and demonstrates a dismissive attitude toward the history of the state.”
“Viewers emphasised that the public broadcaster, instead of cultivating national traditions and strengthening civic attitudes, is promoting content that completely contradicts these values,”
the statement continues.
As KRRiT explains, “in the opinion of the complainants, the use of tragic and solemn historical symbolism for mocking purposes crossed the boundaries of permissible satire.”
This is why the Council has decided to launch explanatory proceedings.