Goddess Kaali smoking cigarette on film poster - hurting religious sentiments

Toronto-based filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, drew flak online for showing the Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette.

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Twitter exploded demanding the filmmaker's arrest, and the hashtag #ArrestLeenaManimekalai began trending

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Nusrat Jahan reacted to the controversy and said that she would never hurt anyone's religious sentiments.

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Filmmaker Ashoke Pandit slammed the poster drawing parallel between it and Nupur Sharma's statement.

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The Hindu deity was being disrespected and demanded strict action against the filmmaker -

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NRI director Leena Manimekalai says she has nothing to lose - That's not mean you will start hurting People sentiments

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