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Leena Manimekalai feels unsafe amid ‘Kaali’ poster row | Hindi Motion picture News

Leena Manimekalai feels unsafe amid ‘Kaali’ poster row | Hindi Motion picture News
Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, whose controversial July 2 tweet was taken down by Twitter on Thursday claimed she does not come to feel protected “any where at this minute”.

The filmmaker has been accused of hurting spiritual sentiments just after she shared a poster of her documentary ‘Kaali’ which portrays Goddess Kali using tobacco and keeping an LGBTQ flag.

Leena took to Twitter currently to post: “It feels like the full nation – that has now deteriorated from the largest democracy to the largest despise device – wants to censor me. I do not sense safe and sound any place at this moment,” and tagged the United kingdom publication and an interview she gave the newspaper.

The Canada-dependent Madurai born Indian filmmaker also shared a photograph which depicted a guy and a girl dressed as Lord Shiva and Goddess Parvati, cigarette smoking. “Elsewhere….” she captioned the submit.

She also lashed out at the BJP and tweeted: “BJP payrolled troll army have no strategy about how folk theatre artists chill submit their performances. This is not from my movie. This is from day to day rural India that these sangh parivars want to demolish with their relentless hate & spiritual bigotry. Hindutva can never come to be India.”

Meanwhile, Delhi Law enforcement have registered a scenario against documentary movie ‘Kaali’ and its director Manimekalai for allegedly hurting religious sentiments with its poster. The Cyber Criminal offense Unit of the Delhi Police registered an FIR underneath Sections 153 A (endorsing enmity among groups) and 295 A (outraging spiritual emotions) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Also, the Indian Significant Commission on Monday urged the Canadian authorities to withdraw the disrespectful depiction of Hindu Gods showcased as element of the ‘Under the Tent’ project at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto.

“We urge the Canadian authorities and the occasion organizers to withdraw all such provocative content,” the Indian High Fee in Canada mentioned.

The museum authorities in Toronto have now come forward to apologise for hurting the spiritual sentiments of Hindus.


In a assertion, the authorities mentioned that the Toronto Metropolitan College introduced alongside one another functions from pupils of assorted ethnic and cultural backgrounds, with each individual pupil discovering their individual sense of belonging as portion of Canadian multiculturalism for the task ‘Under the Tent.’

“Toronto Metropolitan University’s undertaking presentation was hosted at the time at the Aga Khan Museum on July 2, 2022 in the context of the Museum’s mission to foster intercultural knowledge and dialogue by way of the arts. Respect for varied religious expressions and faith communities sorts an integral part of that mission. The presentation is no longer currently being proven at the Museum,” the statement read.

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