Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, July 5: The UP police and Delhi police have registered FIRs against makers of the movie ‘Kali’ over its poster that depicts the Hindu goddess smoking a cigarette.
UP police register FIR on charges of criminal conspiracy, offense in place of worship, deliberately hurting religious sentiments, intention to provoke breach of peace against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai for the disrespectful depiction of Hindu Gods.
Notably, Leena Manimekalai published the movie’s poster on social media, sparking the uproar. A woman is shown on the poster wearing the goddess Kaali’s robes. In the image, she can be seen lighting up a cigarette. In addition to her customary trishul (trident) and sickle, the actor portraying the goddess is shown waving the pride flag for the LGBTQ+ community.
UP police register FIR on charges of criminal conspiracy, offense in place of worship, deliberately hurting religious sentiments, intention to provoke breach of peace against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai for her movie 'Kaali' for the disrespectful depiction of Hindu Gods pic.twitter.com/XkLz67qEq5
— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) July 5, 2022
Leena Manimekalai was the target of internet criticism shortly after sharing the poster. Social media users urged the Aga Khan Museum, where the movie’s premiere took place, to immediately take it down.
Others claimed it was offensive to religious beliefs and profane. Some urged the PMO and Home Minister Amit Shah to act.
