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Alarming need for positive thinking in country, says Prasoon Joshi in resp
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): Launching a scathing attack on 49 celebrities for writing an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressing concern over mob lynching, Central Bureau of Film Certification (CBFC) chairman Prasoon Joshi on Friday said that there was an "ala
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They are playing minority card with wrong facts: Vivek Agnihotri on letter
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 26 (ANI): Film director Vivek Agnihotri along with 62 other celebrities wrote an open letter 'Against Selective Outrage & False Narratives' to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a counter to the letter written recently by 49 eminent persons on the issue o
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You get any number of people when in power: Adoor Gopalkrishnan
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Noted filmmaker Adoor Gopalkrishnan, one of the 49 celebrities who wrote an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on July 23 on mob lynchings, said it is easy to enlist any number of people when you are in power but the government cannot "camouflage" r
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Some people creating false narratives, say Kangana Ranaut and Prasoon Josh
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): After bashing celebrities who expressed concerns over mob lynching, actor Kangana Ranaut and CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi on Friday said the country is moving in the right direction, and that a section is unwilling to accept the mandate given to the present gove
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Sixty-two celebs pen open letter against 'selective outrage' over mob lync
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Sixty-two personalities, including actor Kangana Ranaut, CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi and classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, have written an open letter against the "selective outrage and false narratives" of celebrities who had earlier penned an open letter to
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Mob lynching has become an epidemic: Swara Bhasker
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Actor Swara Bhasker, known for speaking her mind on various socio-political issues, said it's hard to "turn our face away from the harsh reality" of increasing cases of mob lynching in the country.
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It's a genuine grievance: Mamata on open letter about lynchings
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 24 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday said that the open letter penned by 49 renowned personalities on lynching incidents in the country is a genuine grievance.
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Aparna Sen on lynching cases: 'Secular fabric of country being ruined'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 24 (ANI): Filmmaker Aparna Sen, one of the 49 signatories of an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi protesting incidents of lynchings in the name of religion on Wednesday alleged that the "secular fabric of our country is being ruined."
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49 celebrities write to PM over incidents of lynching, seek 'exemplary pun
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): As many as 49 celebrities from different fields including singer Shubha Mudgal, actor Konkona Sen Sharma and filmmakers Shyam Benegal, Anurag Kashyap and Mani Ratnam, among others, have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over incidents
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Varavara Rao's wife appeals to Maharashtra Governor for basic amenities in
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 19 (ANI): Bhima-Koregaon violence case accused Varavara Rao's wife on Friday made an appeal to Maharashtra governor Vidyasagar Rao through an open letter to provide her husband with basic amenities in Jail.
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Gilgit-Baltistan in open letter says Pakistan only an 'assumed supervisor'
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Gilgit-Baltistan, July 15 (ANI): Gilgit Baltistan in an open letter has stressed that the territory, which has been administered by Pakistan, is a "compelling part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir" and Pakistan's status is only that of an "assumed supervisor" that has no right to change its
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Disney's Freeform calls out critics opposing Halle Bailey's casting as Ari
Updated : 6 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 8 (ANI): Disney's cable network Freeform issued an open letter to the critics who feel a black woman should not play princess Ariel in the live-action remake of 'The Little Mermaid.'
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