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Kaali poster row: SC extends protection to filmmaker, clubs all FIRs against her
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday extended the relief granted to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai of no coercive action in connection with multiple FIRs registered against her in various states over a controversial…
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Kaali poster row: Delhi court summons filmmaker Leena Manimekalai
New Delhi: A district court here has issued summons to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai and others for August 6, in a suit seeking an interim injunction to restrain them from depicting Hindu goddess…
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Case registered in Haridwar against makers of Kaali’ documentary
Haridwar: Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai and 10 others in her team have been booked here for allegedly inciting religious feelings, the state police said on Saturday, amid a controversy over a poster of…
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MP Police issue lookout circular against Leena Manimekalai
Bhopal: The Madhya Pradesh Police on Thursday issued a lookout circular against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai following outrage over the poster of film ‘Kaali’ showing the Hindu goddess smoking and holding LGBT flag. The…
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Do not feel safe anywhere at this moment: Leena Manimekalai on ‘Kaali’ row
New Delhi: At the centre of a huge storm over her documentary “Kaali”, Leena Manimekalai on Thursday said she does not feel safe “anywhere at this moment”. The filmmaker is facing several FIRs…
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Woman Hindu activist arrested for issuing threats to Leena Manimekalai
Chennai: The Selvapuram police in Coimbatore arrested a Woman Hindu activist ‘Athiradhia’ Saraswati for issuing a threat to Leena Manimekalai, director of documentary film, ‘Kaali’ against which Hindu organisations are up in…
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MP home minister to write to Twitter to check messages hurting religious sentiments
Bhopal: Taking a serious note of the depiction of Hindu Gods and Goddesses in an alleged derogatory manner by some people, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra on Thursday said that he…
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‘Kaali’ row: New photo of Lord Shiva-Parvati ‘smoking’ draws ire
Mumbai: Amid the growing uproar over a poster of Leena Manimekalai’s film Kaali throught the country, another ‘debatable’ photo is surfacing on internet showing a man and a woman dressed as Lord…
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Withdraw provocative material: Indian embassy in Canada on ‘Kaali’ poster
New Delhi: The Indian High Commission in Canada, following a controversy over poster of a documentary ‘Kaali’ that was showcased at Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, has urged the organisers to withdraw…
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Movie poster showing Goddess Kali smoking cigarette sparks outrage
New Delhi: A poster for a documentary directed by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai has drawn flak on social media for hurting religious sentiments with the depiction of Goddess Kali. The Madurai-born, Toronto-based filmmaker…