Veteran BJP leader Tathagata Roy files case against actress for 'hurting sentiments of Hindus'

Former Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy has filed a police complaint against Bengali actor Saayoni Ghosh for 'hurting sentiments' of Hindus by sharing a meme on Twitter.

Sayoni, however, defended herself saying that the incident took place in February 2015 and she had not posted the meme. Ghosh added that someone hacked her account in 2015 and posted the controversial meme.

"... You have thus committed an offence under Section 295A IPC... Now, be prepared for the consequences. Sayani, you have already been reported to Kolkata Police. The complaint is attached. Meanwhile, a person from Guwahati has told me that his religious feelings have been hurt by your meme and he is filing a complaint. I hope Assam Police will take cognizance and ask for remand," tweeted the senior BJP leader.

@sayani06 You have already been reported to Kolkata Police. The complaint is attached. Meanwhile a person from Guwahati has told me that his religious feelings have been hurt by your meme and he is filing a complaint. I hope Assam Police will take cognizance and ask for remand. pic.twitter.com/qn94doOPdG

— Tathagata Roy (@tathagata2) January 16, 2021

Roy added that another person from Bengaluru has filed a complaint about the matter.

Sayoni responded to Roy's tweet and said, "Dear all, a post from 2015 has been brought to my notice which is extremely obnoxious... for all your information, I have joined Twitter in 2010 and after a brief use I lost interest in carrying forward. However, the account remained."

pic.twitter.com/6Sas3BrWYO

— saayoni ghosh (@sayani06) January 16, 2021

"For various reasons, we could only do that after 2017 and I got back in touch with the Twitter world with a bang. We have skipped a few unnecessary posts while deleting most," she added.

It is to be noted that Roy had also raised questions over a recent comment by Sayoni over the chant of ''Jai Sri Ram'' by some youths.