Police Book Pondicherry University Students for Staging Play That ‘Outraged Religious Feelings’
1 April 2024 | The Hindu
The Kalapet Police have registered a case against certain students and others, on charges of “outraging religious feelings” while staging a play at the annual cultural festival, Ezhini 2k24, at Pondicherry University last week.
The police registered the case suo motu following a protest by the Akil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad, an affiliate organisation of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), on the campus on night of March 30, 2024. The ABVP members alleged that characters of the epic Ramayana, were depicted in objectionable manner while staging a play titled Somayanam. The play was staged on March 29, as part of the festival organised by the Department of Performing Arts, Pondicherry University.
“We have registered a case against those involved, including the director and script writer, in staging the play. The Kalapet Police have started the inquiry,” a senior police officer told The Hindu….