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Goddess Kaali Poster Row: Supreme Court Protects Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai From Arrest

The Supreme Court on Friday granted interim protection from any coercive steps to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in multiple FIRs lodged against her. Read on for details:

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Leena Manimekalai's documentary 'Kaali' challenges Hindutva nationalism

Over the summer, Toronto-based Indian filmmaker Leena Manimekalai uploaded a poster on Twitter of her upcoming documentary Kaali. The image showed the Hindu goddess smoking a cigarette and holding a rainbow flag among other accoutrements.

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'Kaali' Poster Row: Delhi court issues summons to filmmaker Leena Manimekalai

According to the plaintiff, the poster of the film hurts religious sentiments and is against the basic principles of morality and decency. Read more on Dynamite News:

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M.P. police asks Twitter to take down filmmaker's post

Leena Manimekalai staunchly defends her posts saying that M.P. govt.’s backlash against her was due to its ignorance of folk theatre art and artistes

The Hindu

Kaali: Patna police refuses to lodge FIR against director and Mahua Moitra

PATNA: The state BJP Kala cell convener Barun Kumar Singh said on Thursday that the Kotwali police refused to let his team file an FIR against the 'Kaali' film director Leena Manimekalai for issuing a poster of the film in which Maa Kaali has been shown as smoking a cigarette.

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M.P. Home Minister to write to Twitter to check messages hurting religious sentiments

Narottam Mishra said that the M.P. government will also write to the Centre to issue a lookout circular against Leena Manimekalai, who had tweeted a controversial poster of her documentary film "Kaali"

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Woman held for threatening ‘Kaali’ director

In a video, ‘Athiradi’ Saraswathi was found issuing threat to Leena Manimekalai

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FIR against Kaali filmmaker Leena Manimekalai in Guwahati

Two Assam-based organisations said Leena Manimekalai hurt religious sentiments with the poster of her documentary

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Indian director threatened over film poster depicting goddess smoking

Police open cases against Leena Manimekalai for ‘hurting religious sentiments’ with short film Kaali

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Kaali poster row | Aga Khan Museum apologises for hurting religious sentiments

Indian Mission urged Canada to remove ‘provocative material’

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'Kaali' poster row: Uttar Pradesh Police files FIR against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai

LUCKNOW: An FIR was registered at Hazratganj police station in Lucknow against Indian documentary filmmaker Leena Manimekalai for a poster in her new film 'Kaali' where a woman dressed as the Hindu deity is seen smoking.

The Times of India

Act against those defaming Hindu deities, Andhra Pradesh DGP urged

In a statement on Tuesday, Mr. Vishnuvardhan Reddy said the documentary released by filmmaker Leena Manimekalai was creating tension in society.

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Countrywide furore over documentary 'Kaali' poster; cases registered in Delhi, Lucknow, Maharajganj

The poster has led to a social media storm with the hashtag 'Arrest Leena Manimekalai.' Police has registered cases against her at many places. Read full story on Dynamite News:

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