Twitter Removes Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai’s Kaali Poster Tweet
Social media platform Twitter has pulled down filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's tweet about her documentary "Kaali", which is currently at the centre of a controversy, in response to "a legal demand".
Social
media
platform
Twitter
has
pulled
down
filmmaker
Leena
Manimekalai's
tweet
about
her
documentary
"Kaali",
which
is
currently
at
the
centre
of
a
controversy,
in
response
to
"a
legal
demand".
In
the
said
tweet
posted
on
July
2,
the
Toronto-based
director
had
shared
the
poster
of
"Kaali",
which
depicted
the
titular
goddess
smoking
and
holding
an
LGBTQ
flag.
"This
Tweet
from
@LeenaManimekali
has
been
withheld
in
India
in
response
to
a
legal
demand," read
a
message
in
place
of
the
original
post.
It
is
unknown
when
the
tweet
was
taken
down
by
the
microblogging
site.
On
Tuesday,
the
Delhi
Police
and
the
Uttar
Pradesh
Police
filed
separate
FIRs
against
Manimekalai
over
the
controversial
poster.
Further,
the
Indian
High
Commission
in
Ottawa
had
urged
the
Canadian
authorities
to
take
down
all
"provocative
material" related
to
the
film
after
it
received
complaints
from
leaders
of
the
Hindu
community
in
Canada
about
the
"disrespectful
depiction"
of
Hindu
gods.
"Kaali"
was
showcased
as
part
of
the
'Under
the
Tent'
project
at
the
Aga
Khan
Museum
in
Toronto.
Under
attack
for
the
poster,
Manimekalai
had
on
Monday
said
she
will
continue
to
use
her
voice
fearlessly
till
she
is
alive.
"I
have
nothing
to
lose.
Till
the
time
I
live,
I
wish
to
live
with
a
voice
that
speaks
what
I
believe
without
fear.
If
the
price
for
that
is
my
life,
it
can
be
given,"
she
wrote
in
a
tweet
in
Tamil
in
response
to
an
article
on
the
controversy.
The
filmmaker
also
urged
people
to
watch
the
documentary
to
understand
the
context
behind
the
poster.