Film critic Katti Mahesh faces heat over his comment on Lord Rama

NewsBharati    10-Jul-2018
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Hyderabad, July 10: Telangana police on Monday took a stern action against film critic Katti Mahesh for his alleged comments on Lord Ram.

Anticipating the law and order problem, the state police decided to prohibit his entry into Hyderabad for next six months. According to media reports, the scribe will be sent back to his native district Chittoor of Andhra Pradesh.

Speaking to the media, Telangana DGP M Mahender Reddy said, “Kathi Mahesh has made adverse comments affecting the religious sentiments of a community.” He further maintained that police will take strict action if Mahesh uses social media or another forum for public attention.

A prior notice has been issued to the regional channel for the repeated airing of the controversial statement of Katti Mahesh which triggered resentment among society.

Controversy is not new for Katti Mahesh. Earlier, he came under fire for commenting on famous actor Pawan Kalyan’s movie. The critic had to face the wrath of Kalyan’s fans for criticizing their Matinee idol.