Get insurance: Hindutva outfit posters threaten Aligarh theatres into not screening Chhapaak
Posters were put up on the hoardings of Chhapaak outside theatres in different parts of Aligarh. The posters said that those who try to screen the film should get their "insurance" done.
Deepika Padukone's Chhapaak was not screened in theatres in Aligarh on Friday after a Hindutva outfit put up posters on the hoardings of the film in front of theatres.
According to a report in Hindu, theatres in Aligarh didn't screen Chhapaak after they received warnings from a Hindutva outfit. The posters in big font said that those who try to screen the film should get their "insurance" done.
The posters also critised Deepika Padukone for sympathising with only one side affected by the violence at Jawaharlal Nehru University on January 5. The actress went to meet the students and teachers injured after masked goons entered the university campus and attacked tem. JNUSU president Aishe Ghosh was severely injured along with other teachers and students on Sunday night.
The posters contained the names and photos of Pankaj Pandit and Deepak Sharma of Akhand Bharat Hindu Sena at the bottom. The posters also said that Deepika had thrown acid on the face of nationalism.
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Anil Samania, Circle Officer III, aligarh, told The Hindu that security was provided to the theatres, "but theatre owners have decided against screening the film." He added, "If they decide to, we will provide security."
According to the report, Aligarh has four prominent theatres and at least two, Meenakshi and Great Value Mall, had displayed the posters of Chhapaak. The posters were later replaced with that of Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior.
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