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Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai slammed after 'Kaali' seen smoking in poster

Manimekalai shared a poster where Goddess Kaali was seen smoking in the background and was also seen holding a pride flag of the LGBTQ community

Indian documentary filmmaker Leena Manimekalai was slammed on social media on Monday after she shared a poster of her new film ‘Kaali’. (Photo: Twitter/@LeenaManimekal)i
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Indian documentary filmmaker Leena Manimekalai was slammed on social media on Monday after she shared a poster of her new film ‘Kaali’. (Photo: Twitter/@LeenaManimekal)i

BS Web Team New Delhi
Indian documentary filmmaker Leena Manimekalai was slammed on social media on Monday after she shared a poster of her new film ‘Kaali’, where the Hindu Goddess was seen smoking. A complaint was filed against the Toronto-based filmmaker as she was accused of hurting religious sentiments. 

Madurai-born Manimekalai on Saturday shared a poster where Goddess Kaali was seen smoking in the background and was also seen holding a pride flag of the LGBTQ community.

Soon after her post on Twitter, the hashtag #ArrestLeenaManimekalai started trending on the platform as users called for action against Manimekalai. One user wrote, "This must not