The Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday lodged separate FIRs in opposition to Leena Manimekalai for “hurting religious sentiment” after a controversial poster of the filmmaker’s documentary movie ‘Kaali’ depicting the Hindu Goddess smoking sparked a furore on-line.
The Delhi Police booked the filmmaker underneath a number of provisions of the IPC sections together with Sections 153A and 295A. On the opposite hand, the UP Police has booked the filmmaker underneath costs of felony conspiracy, offense instead of worship, intentionally hurting spiritual sentiments, and intention to impress breach of peace for highlighting Hindu deities in a disrespectful method, reported The Indian Express.
Writing to the organisers of the occasion the place the movie is ready to be screened, the Indian High Commission in Canada additionally urged the officers to withdraw the “provocative” poster, whereas mentioning a number of complaints acquired from the Hindu group in Canada relating to the disrespect proven to Goddess Kali.
Manimekalai got here underneath hearth from a number of netizens, moments after she tweeted the poster of her documentary movie on June 2. “Super thrilled to share the launch of my recent film – today at @AgaKhanMuseum as part of its “Rhythms of Canada.” As the publish began getting viral, many demanded her arrest with #Arrestleenamanimekalai trending on the social media platform. In the poster, a girl dressed as Goddess Kali is seen smoking a cigarette, whereas holding a rainbow-coloured pleasure flag.
As requires her arrest grew stronger, the Canada-based filmmaker requested the customers to make use of “love you Leena manimekalai” instead of “#arrest Leena manimekalai”. “The film revolves around the events that take place one evening, when Kali appears and strolls the streets of Toronto. If you see the picture, don’t put the hashtag ‘arrest Leena manimekalai’ and put the hashtag ‘love you Leena manimekalai’” stated the filmmaker.
“I have nothing to lose. I want to be with a voice that speaks without fear of anything until it is. If the price is my life, I will give it,” she wrote in one other tweet.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”