Freedom of expression: Do Photos of Sonia Gandhi and PM Manmohan are in the room of villain of movie ‘Sivaji’defame twin leaders. Congress got support of Shakti Kapoor, a well known villain of Hindi movies. Sonia Gandhi was painted as Durga in the poster and that poster was hanging on the wall of the Moradabad Congress office. Congress should learn from the Bijapur Muslims who protested against Hussein’s depiction of Hindu Gods as reported by Hindu daily.

Hindu daily reports that members of the Bijapur Zilla Alpasankyatara Abhivridhi Samiti, mostly members of the Muslim community, held a demonstration to protest against Hussein’s depiction of Hindu Gods.

MF Hussein is moving around the world to exhibit the nude paintings of Bharatmata and Hindu god goddesses. He will be awarded for this by Kerala Governmet left hand of right handed Congress.

A poster adorninge wall of the Moradabad District Congress Committee’s office portrays Antonia Sonia Gandhi as goddess Durga with her multiple arms is hanged since assembly election of UP.

Worshiping Italian football

Congress leaders like Italian dish as we like South Indian Idli and dosa. At the time of previous Football world cup Congress of Bihar in Patna worshipped for the victory of Italy to keep photo of Sonia Gandhi in the temple with the football. Is this not the insult of hindu temples?.

After judging the above fasts have Congress leaders right to file defamation sue on ‘Sivaji’? Should not they learn a lesson from the following news report published in the Hindu English Daily?

Bijapur Muslims protested against Hussein’s depiction of Hindu Gods.

Members of the Bijapur Zilla Alpasankyatara Abhivridhi Samiti, mostly members of the Muslim community, held a demonstration here on Thursday condemning M.F. Hussein’s paintings depicting Hindu Gods in an “obscene” way.

The protesters led by samiti president Hashimpeer Walikar took out a procession from Gandhi Chowk to the Deputy Commissioner’s office complex.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Walikar and other samiti office-bearers said that Mr. Hussein’s paintings had hurt the religious feelings of a large section of Indian society. No one had the right to hurt the belief of others. The Islam religion would not tolerate any of its followers to indulge in any such act.

They said it was unpardonable act on the part of Mr. Hussein under the disguise of freedom of expression. It had spoilt communal harmony among Muslim and Hindus. The artist should be arrested, they said. They handed over a memorandum addressed to President APJ Abdul Kalam to a district official.

Sathiyamoorthy of the Congress defamed Congress

In his petition, M Sathiyamoorthy of the Congress contended the film was defamatory in nature and aimed at tarnishing the image of AICC President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The film dealt with the exploitation of education system by private institutions which collected capitation fees.

Fifteen minutes into the film, hero Rajnikanth who plays the role of a US returned software engineer, visits the place of Adikesavan, the villain and head of a private university, who is shown standing between the laminated photographs of Ms Gandhi and Dr Singh.

By portraying the senior Congress leaders with the villain, the image of the senior party leaders was tarnished, Mr Sathiyamoorthy contended and sought Rs 50 crore in damages and a ban on screening the fil Information and Broadcasting Secretary, Censor Board (Chennai), Actor Rajnikanth, Film Producer AVM Saravanan, Director Shankar and TDP President N Chandrababu Naidu were cited as respondents.

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