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Panel report on PM Modi biopic today

The committee will view the movie and furnish its recommendation on whether screening of the biopic will amount to violation of Model Code of Conduct or not.

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SC had on Monday directed the EC to watch the full biopic on PM Modi
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The panel formed by the Election Commission to investigate PM Modi biopic will watch and submit its report in a sealed cover on Thursday. The EC decision followed a Supreme Court directive. The committee will view the movie and furnish its recommendation on whether screening of the biopic will amount to violation of Model Code of Conduct or not.

The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Commission to watch the full biopic on Modi and take an informed decision on banning its pan India release by April 19.

"The committee will also listen to the petitioners before taking a final decision on whether it is violation of the MCC," an EC official said.

The EC had asked the producers to arrange for a screening for a committee set up for the purpose. A bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi also directed the EC to submit its decision in a sealed cover and said it will consider the matter on April 22.

While Mukul Rohatgi, a senior advocate appearing for film producers who challenged the EC's ban on release, said the poll panel banned it just watching the promo and not watching the full movie.

Last Wednesday, the EC banned the screening during the current poll period, saying any such film that subserves the purpose of any political entity or individual should not be displayed in electronic media.

The EC order came soon after PM Narendra Modi, which traces Modi's life from childhood till 2014 general elections, was given a "U" certificate by the censor board for unrestricted public viewing.

The Modi biopic, starring Vivek Oberoi and directed by Omung Kumar, tells the story of PM Modi's rise to power from his humble beginnings.

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