Thursday 24 January 2013

No Vishwaroopam release in Karnataka

This decision comes soon after the Madras High Court said it would take a call on January 28 on the film’s release. On Wednesday night, the Tamil Nadu government banned its release for two weeks after Muslim organisations objected to certain scenes. The government cited law and order and restrained theatre owners from screening the film on Friday by empowering district collectors to invoke Section 144 of the Cr.PC.

Information & broadcasting minister Manish Tewari said, "The Supreme Court of India in Prakash Jha's matter had the occasion of considering the various provisions of the Cinematograph Act and juxtaposing them against the law and order powers which the state government has under the Constitution."

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