Through PTI
KANPUR: Police right here have lodged an FIR towards The Week amid a row over an “objectionable image” of Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali that led Hindu activists to burn copies of the mag and economist Bibek Debroy to finish his affiliation with it.
The town’s Kotwali police registered the case towards the editor and control of the mag following a grievance Thursday via former BJP state vice-president Prakash Sharma, who accused them of wounding non secular emotions.
Bajrang Dal staff burnt copies of the mag on the town’s Bada Chauraha on Friday, in search of motion towards the editors of the mag introduced out in English via the Malayala Manorama crew.
Bibek Debroy, who heads the Financial Advisory Council to High Minister, on Thursday ended his affiliation with the e-newsletter as a columnist over the representation tagged to his article “A tongue of fireplace” within the July 24 version.
The mag has apologised on its site.
That is the second one controversy in fresh weeks over the depiction of the goddess.
Final month, Canada-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai shared a poster of her documentary that confirmed a girl dressed as Kali smoking a cigarette.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Pramod Kumar mentioned a case beneath 295A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in Kanpur.
The segment offers with “planned malicious acts” meant to outrage non secular emotions.
The DCP mentioned directions had been issued to the investigation officer to probe the fees and take suitable motion.
BJP chief Prakash Sharma mentioned the image printed via the mag has outraged Hindu sentiments.
The editor and others liable for this objectionable act will have to be handled an iron hand, he instructed PTI.
Previous, in his letter to The Week editor Philip Mathew, Debroy mentioned he’s finishing his affiliation with the mag over the representation that accompanied his column on Kali.
“The image used to be intentionally selected to titillate and galvanize. A minimum of, that is the method I understand it,” he mentioned within the letter he additionally posted on Twitter.
The mag has presented its “honest apologies” for publishing the image and changed it with every other on its site.
The representation used to be taken from a photograph company which described it as an 1820 Kangra portray from Himachal Pradesh, it mentioned.
“We’re in fact sorry that it has harm the emotions of a lot of our readers and others.” It mentioned there used to be an “unlucky error of judgment on our section” in reproducing the representation, including that there used to be “no mischievous or malevolent intent.”
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KANPUR: Police right here have lodged an FIR towards The Week amid a row over an “objectionable image” of Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali that led Hindu activists to burn copies of the mag and economist Bibek Debroy to finish his affiliation with it.
The town’s Kotwali police registered the case towards the editor and control of the mag following a grievance Thursday via former BJP state vice-president Prakash Sharma, who accused them of wounding non secular emotions.
Bajrang Dal staff burnt copies of the mag on the town’s Bada Chauraha on Friday, in search of motion towards the editors of the mag introduced out in English via the Malayala Manorama crew.
Bibek Debroy, who heads the Financial Advisory Council to High Minister, on Thursday ended his affiliation with the e-newsletter as a columnist over the representation tagged to his article “A tongue of fireplace” within the July 24 version.
The mag has apologised on its site.
That is the second one controversy in fresh weeks over the depiction of the goddess.
Final month, Canada-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai shared a poster of her documentary that confirmed a girl dressed as Kali smoking a cigarette.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Pramod Kumar mentioned a case beneath 295A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in Kanpur.
The segment offers with “planned malicious acts” meant to outrage non secular emotions.
The DCP mentioned directions had been issued to the investigation officer to probe the fees and take suitable motion.
BJP chief Prakash Sharma mentioned the image printed via the mag has outraged Hindu sentiments.
The editor and others liable for this objectionable act will have to be handled an iron hand, he instructed PTI.
Previous, in his letter to The Week editor Philip Mathew, Debroy mentioned he’s finishing his affiliation with the mag over the representation that accompanied his column on Kali.
“The image used to be intentionally selected to titillate and galvanize. A minimum of, that is the method I understand it,” he mentioned within the letter he additionally posted on Twitter.
The mag has presented its “honest apologies” for publishing the image and changed it with every other on its site.
The representation used to be taken from a photograph company which described it as an 1820 Kangra portray from Himachal Pradesh, it mentioned.
“We’re in fact sorry that it has harm the emotions of a lot of our readers and others.” It mentioned there used to be an “unlucky error of judgment on our section” in reproducing the representation, including that there used to be “no mischievous or malevolent intent.”
ALSO READ | ‘Kaali’ is all about opting for love and championing humanity: Leena Manimekalai on controversy