February 20, 2017
The Supreme Court will hear on Wednesday a plea by Malayalam
actress Priya Warrier seeking quashing of a spate of complaints and an FIR
registered against her and another for allegedly hurting the sentiments of a
minority community.
A bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M.
Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud agreed on Tuesday to hear the plea by
the teenage actress, who stars in the film 'Oru Addar Love' having a 'wink song'
picturised on her that apparently hurt the community's sentiments.
Warrier's lawyer Harris Beeran's told the bench that the actress has moved the
court seeking the quashing of the FIR and four complaints filed against her and
her filmmaker in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra, respectively.
Later
speaking to reporters, Beeran said that the said song has been there for last
four decades and there has been no complaint in Kerala but an FIR was filed in
Andhra Pradesh and four complaints in Maharashtra.
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