BJP MLA's Son Who Got Munawar Faruqui Arrested Has Now Filed Complaint Against Taapsee Pannu
Remember in 2021, when the whole nation was celebrating the New Year, comedian Munawar Faruqui was arrested for a joke he apparently didn't crack. He was arrested for allegedly insulting Home Minister Amit Shah and Hindu Deities following a complaint by?Eklavya Singh Gaur, son of a BJP MLA Malini Gaurand convenor of the Hind Rakshak Sangathan.
The BJP MLA's son has now filed a Police complaint against actress Taapsee Pannu for?allegedly hurting religious sentiments. What did she do?
She has been accused of hurting sentiments by wearing a necklace that had an image of Goddess Lakshmi with a revealing outfit. For the unversed, Taapsee wore the outfit for a fashion show.?
As per?Gaur, this was a planned attempt to degrade Sanatan Dharma.
In his complaint, Gaur said that the actress had uploaded a video on her Instagram on March 14, 2023.
"This video is of a fashion show where she was allegedly wearing an indecent dress."
Here's what?SHO, Chhatri Pura PS said about the matter.
"We received a complaint from Eklavya Gaur (son of BJP MLA Malini Gaur) against actor Taapsee Pannu for hurting religious sentiments and image of 'Sanatan Dharma' by wearing a locket having 'Goddess Lakshmi' with a revealing dress during ramp walk at Lakme Fashion Week held on March 12 in Mumbai," SHO Kapil Sharma, Chhatri Pura PS was quoted as saying by ANI.??
After Munawar Faruqui's arrest, Eklavya Singh Gaur said that it is the responsibility of citizens of the country to respect all religions. "If organization comes to know about any such incident in the future, it will lodge a complaint as well."
As per him, Hind Rakshak works for social and cultural improvement in society.
At that time, Faruqui's father-in-law Younis Khan told New Indian Express, "Even the audience at the New Year Day comedy show in Indore had said that he (Faruqui) hadn't even performed at the show, where he is alleged to have made the offensive remarks about Hindu deities. He was only present there.?It was all done under pressure of the ruling BJP MLA's son -- right from my son-in-law's detention to his naming in the FIR and subsequent arrest. The BJP MLA's son got him (Faruqui) named in the case just on the basis of the 10-month-old case pending in UP."
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