A man was booked for sharing a morphed picture of Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in place of Deepika Padukone amid row over ‘Pathaan’ film controversy, confirmed UP Police .
According to reports, an FIR has been registered in Lucknow’s cyber police station for putting CM Yogi’s photo in one of the posters of Shah Rukh Khan-starrer ‘Pathaan’.
The FIR was lodged by the head constable of the cyber station. It has been filed under Section 295A of IPC and Section 66 of IT Act.
The cyber team of DGP headquarters is carrying out an investigation in the matter.
The controversy around ‘Pathaan’ was triggered after state Home Minister Narottam Mishra objected to a song from the film titled ‘Besharam Rang’, claiming that it hurt religious sentiments of the Hindu community. Mishra said the way the colours saffron and green have been used in the costumes used in the song is objectionable.
Besides the BJP and other right wing groups, some Congress members and several Muslim organisations have also demanded a ban on the release of ‘Pathaan’.
Meanwhile, some other politicians are of the view that boycotting the film will not be the right step.
After the song ‘Besharam Rang’ was released, #BoycottPathaan started trending on Twitter as many objected to Deepika donning a saffron bikini in the song.
‘Pathaan’ is set to hit the screens on January 25, 2023.
