Anti Christian movies protest.
Tuesday,
May
09,
2006
Mumbai
(UNI):
The
city-based
Catholic
Secular
Forum
(CSF)
has
threatened
to
go
on
''fast
unto
death''
from
May
12
if
the
Government
fails
to
stop
the
release
of
''anti-Christian
movies''
--
'The
Da
Vinci
Code'
and
'Tickle
My
Funny
Bone'.
CSF
general
secretary
Joseph
Dias
here
said
thousands
of
Christians
will
assemble
at
Canossa
Convent
in
Mahim
Western
suburb
tomorrow
to
protest
anti-Christian
films
and
to
demand
special
legislation
against
films
and
books
hurting
the
religious
sentiments
of
any
community.
He
said
if
the
Government
does
not
take
action
to
stall
the
release
of
the
two
movies,
they
will
proceed
on
fast
unto
death
from
May
12.
Last week, the forum had filed a complaint with the Vakola police, while calling for initiation of criminal proceedings u/s 295 (A) of the IPC against Sony Pictures managing director Uday Singh (Sony is scheduled to release 'The Da Vinci Code', 'Tickle My Funny Bone' actor-producer-director Yogendra Konkar and Censor Board chaiperson Sharmila Tagore, holding them responsible for the proposed release of the two movies and sought their arrest ''for hurting religious sentiments.'' According to CSF, the two films have hurt the sentiments of not just the Christian community but also of other religions.