Sanchita Chatterjee, BS News Agency: Popular Tolipara actress Srilekha Mitra got into a big legal trouble on Friday after joining a student movement in Kolkata. Serious allegations have been made against her for taking pictures with a 'distorted' cartoon and insulting poster of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a protest march. An FIR has already been lodged in two separate police stations in the state due to this incident, causing a huge uproar in the political circles. What exactly has been the allegation?
On Saturday, BJP leader Keya Ghosh appeared in person at Anandapur police station and filed a written complaint and strongly demanded Srilekha's immediate arrest. BJP activist Sanjay Poira has also filed a separate complaint at Bidhannagar Cyber Crime police station over the same incident.
The main point of the complaint is that Srilekha had joined a protest march of a leftist organization in Kolkata last Friday. In that procession, she was seen taking pictures with an objectionable and distorted cartoon poster of the Prime Minister, which instantly went viral on social media. The BJP claims that by publicly displaying such a defamatory poster, the Prime Minister of the country has been insulted and an attempt is being made to spread confusion in the society. What did Srilekha Mitra explain?
After a heated debate started from all around, the actress clarified her position by releasing a video message on social media. She claims that this entire incident happened completely unintentionally and by mistake.
Srilekha's explanation in the video is that another person suddenly handed the poster to her. At that moment, amidst the police baton charge and intense rush, she had to take pictures in that situation. Since she did not have glasses and was extremely busy, she did not have the slightest opportunity or time to see what exactly the picture or cartoon was drawn on the poster. Throwing a challenge in the face of all the controversy, she also said, "Let the police arrest me, I am completely ready for it." BJP threatens legal action
On the other hand, the BJP leadership is reluctant to accept the actress's clarification. BJP leader Keya Ghosh has warned in clear language that she is not only as a party leader but also as a common citizen of the country, she is very angry to see such a derogatory picture of the Prime Minister. If the actress is not arrested immediately, they will approach the court for a larger legal battle.
Currently, Anandpur and Bidhannagar Cyber Crime Police Stations are seriously investigating the complaints. Now let's see how far this water goes and what action the police takes next.