“Raza Academy, some senior Muslim politicians in Mumbai and a few maulanas asked to stop the release of this film as they feared it could lead to religious tensions. Speaking to ThePrint Thursday, Deshmukh said the main reason behind the complaint was the fact that no actor can play the role of Prophet Muhammad. New Delhi: Maharashtra Home Minister Anil Deshmukh has written to Union Minister of Electronics and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad, asking for a ban on digital release of the 2015 Iranian movie, Muhammad: The Messenger of God, in India on 21 July.ĭeshmukh’s letter, dated 15 July (Wednesday), was sent following a complaint by Mumbai-based organisation Raza Academy that the film may hurt sentiments of a particular community.
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