Goddess Kaali poster row: Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai strikes SC for quashing of FIRs in opposition to her
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NEW DELHI: Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai has moved the Supreme Court searching for clubbing and quashing of a number of FIRs registered in opposition to her in numerous states over a poster of her upcoming documentary movie exhibiting goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette.
The plea seeks to membership and quash the FIRs registered in opposition to her in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand over the poster, which exhibits Manimekalai herself dressed as goddess Kaali and smoking a cigarette whereas holding a pleasure flag.
The filmmaker has additionally sought an ex-parte keep of the prison proceedings emanating from these FIRs.
The plea was talked about earlier than a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha for pressing itemizing. The bench stated Manimekalai’s plea might be taken up for listening to on January 20.
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In her plea, Manimekalai has stated her try as a inventive filmmaker was to not offend the non secular sentiment of anybody however to depict the picture of a radically inclusive goddess.
She has stated her documentary movie exhibits the broadminded traits of the goddess. She has made the 4 states respondents in her plea, together with particular person respondents. Her writ petition was filed in December however was registered on January 11.
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Manimekalai has challenged the proceedings in opposition to her within the districts courts of Hazratganj in Lucknow, Ratlam, Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh, Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Delhi.
The filmmaker has stated she has confronted loss of life threats and open requires beheading, after she tweeted the poster of her movie.
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She has stated the a number of FIRs in opposition to her quantity to harassment and an infringement of her proper to freedom of speech and expression.
NEW DELHI: Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai has moved the Supreme Court searching for clubbing and quashing of a number of FIRs registered in opposition to her in numerous states over a poster of her upcoming documentary movie exhibiting goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette.
The plea seeks to membership and quash the FIRs registered in opposition to her in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand over the poster, which exhibits Manimekalai herself dressed as goddess Kaali and smoking a cigarette whereas holding a pleasure flag.
The filmmaker has additionally sought an ex-parte keep of the prison proceedings emanating from these FIRs.
The plea was talked about earlier than a bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice PS Narasimha for pressing itemizing. The bench stated Manimekalai’s plea might be taken up for listening to on January 20.
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In her plea, Manimekalai has stated her try as a inventive filmmaker was to not offend the non secular sentiment of anybody however to depict the picture of a radically inclusive goddess.
She has stated her documentary movie exhibits the broadminded traits of the goddess. She has made the 4 states respondents in her plea, together with particular person respondents. Her writ petition was filed in December however was registered on January 11.
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Manimekalai has challenged the proceedings in opposition to her within the districts courts of Hazratganj in Lucknow, Ratlam, Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh, Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Delhi.
The filmmaker has stated she has confronted loss of life threats and open requires beheading, after she tweeted the poster of her movie.
ALSO READ| Twitter removes filmmaker Leena Manimekalai’s ‘Kaali’ poster tweet
She has stated the a number of FIRs in opposition to her quantity to harassment and an infringement of her proper to freedom of speech and expression.
