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  • Kerala police register FIR against Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary

    Kerala police register FIR against Zee News editor-in-chief Sudhir Chaudhary

    MUMBAI: Zee News editor-in-chief and anchor Sudhir Chaudhary has been booked by the Kerala police under non-bailable sections for offending the Muslim community.

    The FIR in Malayalam language says: “On 11 March 2020, Zee News TV channel broadcast DNA programme. The accused presented a programme that is offending the Muslim religion.”

    While sharing a copy of the FIR, Chaudhary sarcastically tweeted, “Here’s my Pulitzer Prize for reporting the truth. Sharing the citation- an FIR filed against me by the Kerala police under non-bailable sections.”

    Sudhir Chaudhary hosts a prime-time show called Daily News Analysis (DNA), during which he analyses a news topic that has been buzzing through the day. On 11 March, the TV anchor ran a show explaining the types of 'jihads' in the Muslim community, which is the likely cause behind the FIR. 

    Chaudhary also stated that these tactics won’t restrain him from taking a stand. He went on to add that filing FIRs based on religion is the new way to "threaten journalists."

    Recently, Republic TV editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami was booked by the Mumbai police for disturbing communal harmony, while doing a debate show on the Bandra migrants' protests.

  • Malayalam filmmakers peeved at two recent films being shown on YouTube

    Malayalam filmmakers peeved at two recent films being shown on YouTube

    MUMBAI: Peeved with two recent releases being available for download on YouTube, Malayalam filmmakers have filed complaints with the Kerala Police and asked them to see to it that these films are forthwith withdrawn from the Internet.


    The films, Rathinirvedam and Salt and Pepper, are being shown since some time and respective filmmakers are of the views that the films may have already been downloaded by more than one lakh people by now.


    On a complaint by Aashiq Abu, director of Salt and Pepper, the cyber police have taken the matter seriously. “We have already asked YouTube to see that these films are removed from the site and we are expecting that it will be done soon. We wish those behind this are taken to task,” Abu averred.
     
    Speaking to the media, Suresh Kumar, producer of Rathinirvedam, said, “As soon as we got the news that my film was available on the Internet, we registered a complaint with police here. Piracy is killing the industry,” he added.