NEWSLINKS
US EDITION
COLUMNISTS
DIARY
SPECIALS
INTERVIEWS
CAPITAL BUZZ
REDIFF POLL
DEAR REDIFF
THE STATES
YEH HAI INDIA!
ELECTION 99
ELECTIONS
ARCHIVES

Search Rediff

Cinema hall showing Hey Ram ransacked

Hundreds of Youth Congress activists ransacked a cinema hall in south Calcutta on Tuesday for screening Kamal Haasan's Hey Ram, alleging the film had denigrated the image of the father of the nation.

The agitators attacked the Priya cinema near Deshaprita Park and damaged furniture and electrical fittings.

The show resumed later under police protection.

A Youth Congress leader alleged the film had insulted and denigrated Mahatma Gandhi.

A police picket has been posted near the hall to ensure the employees' security.

The Congress activists had disrupted the screening of the film at another theatre in north Calcutta on Monday.

UNI

Back to top

Tell us what you think of this report