Filmmaker Shirish Kunder has apologised on social media after an FIR was registered against him for allegedly making derogatory remarks against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Aditya Nath Yogi.
"I unconditionally apologise. I never meant to hurt anyones feelings or sentiment," Kunder posted on his Twitter page.
I unconditionally apologise. I never meant to hurt anyones feelings or sentiment.
— Shirish Kunder (@ShirishKunder) March 24, 2017
The FIR against the director was registered yesterday in Lucknow based on a complaint filed by Amit Kumar Tiwari, Secretary of Thakurdwara Trust of Ayodhya.
In a series of tweets, which have now been deleted, Kunder had written, "Hoping a goon will stop rioting once he's allowed to rule is like expecting a rapist to stop raping once he's allowed to rape (sic)".
In another tweet, he had said: "Going by the logic of making a goon as CM so that he behaves, Dawood can be CBI director. And Mallya - RBI Governor (sic)."
In another incident, a case has been lodged against a youth in Uttar Pradesh for his alleged objectionable post on Facebook against Yogi and the Hindu religion.
An FIR was lodged yesterday against Shahzad Akram under section 153 A (promoting enmity between groups) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the IPC and IT Act on a complaint filed by one Akshit Agarwal, inspector in-charge Brij Mohan Giri said today.
Agarwal had alleged that Akram had posted some objectionable material against the chief minister and Hindu religion that has hurt the sentiments of the Hindus, he said.
