Kaali Poster Row: Aga Khan Museum "Deeply Regrets" Hurting Hindu Sentiments
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Toronto-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai shared the poster of her documentary 'Kaali' on Twitter on Saturday which shows the goddess smoking.
The Aga Khan Museum in Toronto has said it "deeply regrets" causing offence to members of the Hindu and other faith communities and has removed the presentation of the documentary 'Kaali', after the Indian mission in Ottawa urged the Canadian authorities to take down all "provocative material" related to the controversial film.
Toronto-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai shared the poster of her documentary 'Kaali' on Twitter on Saturday which shows the goddess smoking and holding an LGBTQ flag in her hand.
The poster led to a social media storm with the hashtag 'Arrest Leena Manimekalai', and allegations that the filmmaker had hurt religious sentiments. A member of a group going by the name 'Gau Mahasabha' said he had filed a complaint with Delhi Police.
Responding to the uproar on Twitter, the museum said in a statement that it "deeply regrets" that Kaali had "inadvertently caused offence to members of the Hindu and other faith communities." "Toronto Metropolitan University brought together works from students of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds, each student exploring their individual sense of belonging as part of Canadian multiculturalism for the project 'Under the Tent', it said on Tuesday.
