TIL Desk/National/UP/ The police in Kanpur have lodged an FIR against The Week magazine amid a row over ”objectionable pictures” of Lord Shiva and Goddess Kali that has led Hindu activists to burn copies of the magazine and economist Bibek Debroy end his association with it. Kanpur’s Kotwali police registered the case against the editor and management of the magazine following a complaint Thursday by former BJP state vice-president Prakash Sharma, who accused them of hurting religious feelings.
Bajrang Dal workers burnt copies of the magazine at the city’s Bada Chauraha on Friday, seeking action against the editors of the magazine brought out in English by the Malayala Manorama group. Bibek Debroy, who heads the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister, on Thursday ended his association with the publication as a columnist over a picture of the goddess Kali tagged to his article in the July 24 edition.
This is the second controversy in recent weeks over the depiction of the goddess. Last month, Canada-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai shared a poster of her documentary that showed a woman dressed as Kali smoking a cigarette. Deputy Commissioner of Police (East) Pramod Kumar said a case under 295A of the Indian Penal Code has been registered in Kanpur. The section deals with ”deliberate malicious acts” intended to outrage religious feelings.
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