Lagatar24 Desk
Mumbai, July 17: A complaint has been made against filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma for his allegedly derogatory tweet against Droupadi Murmu, the NDA’s candidate for president. The filing of a FIR against Varma has been requested by the complainant, Subhas Rajora.
The tweet was “offensive, obnoxious and smacks of the underlying malice and mischief” which was intended to “tarnish the image and reputation of Murmu”, reads the complaint.
The Bandra Metropolitan Magistrate court has received a complaint alleging defamation, criminal intimidation, intentional insult with the aim to disturb the peace, and other offences under the pertinent provisions of the Indian Penal Code. Rajora has used tweets dated June 22 in this case.
“If DRAUPADI is the PRESIDENT, who are the PANDAVAS ? And more importantly, who are the KAURAVAS?”, on June 22, the filmmaker wrote on twitter.
If DRAUPADI is the PRESIDENT who are the PANDAVAS ? And more importantly, who are the KAURAVAS?
— Ram Gopal Varma (@RGVzoomin) June 22, 2022
However, two days later, after massive social media backlash, Varma said he did not intend to hurt anyone.
In the complaint, Rajora claims that Varma’s tweets amount to disrespect for members of the Scheduled Caste and that he constantly seeks attention by stirring up problems on social media and making disparaging remarks against prominent female politicians and the previous governor of Jharkhand.
On October 10, the Bandra court will hear the case.
