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Catholics want Sharmila arrested, Tickle stopped

Catholics agitating against the movies Tickle My Funny Bone and Da Vinci Code filed a police complaint with the Vakola police station.

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Catholics agitating against the movies Tickle My Funny Bone and Da Vinci Code on Thursday filed a police complaint with the Vakola police station, calling for criminal proceedings against Sony Pictures’ managing director Uday Singh, Chairperson of the censor board Sharmila Tagore and others responsible for the proposed release of the movies.

The agitators want action under Section 295A of the Indian Penal Code, which deals with “deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings”.

Joseph Dias, general secretary of the Christian Secular Forum (CSF), the organisation which has raised the issue and filed the complaint, said, “The censor board is allowing a lot of films that are derogatory to the Christian faith. We are asking the police to take action against the board and concerned authorities. We feel that the peaceful nature of the Christian community has been taken advantage of.” Senior inspector at Vakola police station Uttam Navghare said, “We have received the complaint. But the people whose arrest is being sought do not live in my jurisdiction.”

Abraham Mathai, general secretary of the All India Christian Council, said, “The censor board needs to be more sensitive while dealing with the movies representing communities. We will also file a civil writ petition asking for the cancellation of the censor board certification for Tickle...”

The community has intensified its anti-Da Vinci Code campaign too. “In response to a call by Cardinal Ivan Dias, Archbishop of Bombay, the CSF has called for fast and prayer May 5, and a signature drive at St Anthony’s Church, Vakola,” he said. The stir may be intensified from May 7 if the government showed apathy, he added.

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