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Supreme Court to Hear Mani Mekalai Pettition Seeking Quashing FIR

The Supreme court will hear plea filed by Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, who made the controversial poster of Goddess Kali, seeking quashing of cases filed against her in different states. The Controversial filmmaker Leena depicts Goddess Kali smoking a cigarette in a poster of a documentary titled Hindu God.

The FIRs has been filed against Leena in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand against the poster of the documentary.

Leena has argued in her petition that she did not try to hurt the religious sentiments of any person. Leena has claimed that she received threat calls against her and her family after tweeting the poster of the documentary.

Manimekalai has seeking to quash the proceedings against her in the districts courts of Hazratganj in Lucknow, Ratlam, Bhopal and Indore in Madhya Pradesh, Haridwar in Uttarakhand and Delhi.

Ashish Sinha

-Ashish Kumar Sinha -Editor Legally Speaking -Ram Nath Goenka awardee - 14 Years of Experience in Media - Covering Courts Since 2008

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