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Twitter takes down director Leena Manimekalai's 'Kaali' poster tweet
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Microblogging site Twitter has removed the controversial July 2 tweet of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai.
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Goddess Kali remarks row: No one's faith should be hurt at any cost, says
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): After a row over filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's documentary poster 'Kaali', which depicts Goddess Kali in a derogatory manner, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Wednesday said that "Bharatiya Janata Party believe in respec
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"Don't want to live in India where...": Mahua Moitra after outrage over he
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who has been booked for her comment on Goddess Kali, on Wednesday dared the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to prove that whatever she said is wrong.
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Cong MP backs TMC's Mahua Moitra over 'Kali' remark; TMC, BJP condemn
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday came out in support of Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra over her comments on Goddess Kali stating "our forms of worship vary widely across the country."
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TMC's Mahua Moitra booked over comment on Goddess Kali
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra has been booked for allegedly hurting religious sentiments after her comment on Goddess Kali stirred a controversy.
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MP govt thinking of banning filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's documentary Kaal
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], July 6 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Tuesday said that the government will think about banning the Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's documentary Kaali in the state as it contains insulting remarks about Goddess Kaali.
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Mahua Moitra issues clarification on Kaali row, says never backed any film
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra on Tuesday issued a clarification on her earlier statements about Kali and said that she has "never backed any film or poster or mentioned the word smoking".
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'Kaali' poster row: Canadian museum regrets offence caused to Hindu commun
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], July 6 (ANI): The Toronto-based Aga Khan Museum, which landed in trouble for the inappropriate depiction of Hindu Gods, has expressed deep regret for "inadvertently causing offence" to members of the Hindu and other faiths.
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FIRs filed in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi against 'Kaali' filmmaker
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh)/New Delhi [India], July 5 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police has lodged an FIR against director Leena Manimekalai for deliberately hurting religious sentiments by tweeting a poster of her new documentary film 'Kaali', where a woman dressed as the Goddess is shown smoking a c
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BJP leader files police complaint against 'Kaali' producer Leena Manimekal
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shivam Chhabra on Monday filed a police complaint against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai for allegedly hurting the sentiments of Hindus through a poster of her documentary 'Kaali'.
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Indian High Commission urges Canadian authorities to withdraw material dis
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Ottawa [Canada], July 4 (ANI): Indian High Commission on Monday urged Canadian authorities to withdraw the disrespectful depiction of Hindu Gods showcased as part of the 'Under the Tent' project at the Aga Khan Museum, Toronto.
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This is spreading hate against Hindu community: Activist Rahul Easwar on L
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): After filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's documentary poster drew social media flak on Monday for hurting religious sentiments with the depiction of Goddess Kali, activist Rahul Easwar has called it a "hate poster" and stated that "this is spreading hate against Hi
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