TamilNadu Government bans screening of 'Da Vinci Code':
TamilNadu (a southern state of India) Government has been
proposed to impose a
ban on the
movie ‘Da Vinci Code’. This movie was scheduled to be released on June 2 as part of the nation-wide release. It has also been dubbed in the regional language and was expecting a big opening.
Earlier the controversial movie which suggests that Jesus was married and that a blood line exists to the contemporary times was allowed to be released in India only days after the proposed screening date with a disclaimer. But the same
situation refused to happen in TamilNadu when
President Rev. Peter Fernando, also the president of TamilNadu Bishops’ Council appealed to the State Government to ban the screening of the film. He said, ‘Jesus Christ, whose life was maliciously portrayed in the film, was the son of the divine for Christians and an apostle of god for the Muslims. Any attempt to malign the life of such person would not be considered a right to opinion. He also said that no person had the right to play with the religious beliefs of people and the blot created by the film would not be erased with an opening title which said it was a work of fiction
"The screening of the film may lead to demonstrations and disturb the peace and tranquility in the state," an official press release here said announcing the ban.
"The government has taken cognizance of the various reports and complaints received from the minority communities, particularly the Christian community, regarding the proposed screening of the movie," the Principal Secretary, Home, said in it.
The Government instructed the Collectors and the Commissioner to watch the situation closely and to take action under section 13 of the Cinematograph Act, 1952 (Central Act 37 of 195).
A news highlight today informed that the ban has been enforced.
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