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The Hindu
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Stalin condemns Presidential reference on SC's assent of Bills verdict
1. CM condemns Presidential reference on Supreme Court's assent of Bills verdict Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin strongly condemned the Union government's Presidential reference on the Supreme Court's verdict imposing time frame for Governors and the President to grant assent for Bills. Mr. Stalin contended the Centre was 'attempting to subvert the Constitutional position already settled by the Supreme Court in the Tamil Nadu Governor's case. 'This attempt clearly exposes the fact that the Tamil Nadu Governor acted at the BJP's behest to undermine the people's mandate,' he charged. 2. Effluent treatment plant at Cuddalore SIPCOT collapses; 19 hospitalised An effluent treatment plant (ETP) located on the premises of a dyeing unit in Cuddalore SIPCOT, collapsed, scattering debris and flooding nearby houses in Kudikadu Colony with wastewater. As many as 19 persons, mostly residents of Kudikadu Colony, suffered from irritation in the eyes, nausea, and sudden sapping of energy. They were then admitted to the Cuddalore Government General Hospital. 3. Case in Madras HC against 'Kissa 47' song in actor Santhanam's movie The Madras High Court wanted to know whether the producers of actor Santhanam's upcoming movie Devil's Double Next Levelwould be willing to delete or mute an objectionable portion of the lyrics and tune in the film's song titled 'Kissa 47'. A summer vacation Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan directed advocate Vijayan Subramanian to obtain instructions from the producers by Thursday, as the movie was slated to be released in theatres tomorrow (May 16, 2025). 4. CM inaugurates 127th Ooty annual flower show Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin inaugurated the 127th annual flower show at the Government Botanical Garden in Udhagamandalam. The summer festival season's marquee event will take place over 11 days this year, till May 25.
The Hindu
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Hindu
Case in Madras High Court against song in actor Santhanam's movie DD Next Level
The Madras High Court on Thursday (May 15, 2025) wanted to know whether the producers of actor Santhanam's upcoming movie Devil's Double Next Levelwould be willing to delete or mute an objectionable portion of the lyrics and tune in the film's song titled 'Kissa 47'. A summer vacation Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan directed advocate Vijayan Subramanian to obtain instructions from the producers by Thursday, as the movie was slated to be released in theatres on Friday (May 16, 2025). To get today's top stories from the State in your inbox, subscribe to our Tamil Nadu Today newsletter The time was granted during the hearing of a public interest litigation (PIL) petition, which sought a direction to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to revoke the censor certificate until the producers delete the song 'Kissa 47', which reportedly had objectionable references to the phrase 'Govinda, Govinda.' Later in the day, Mr. Subramanian returned to state that the producers had decided to mute the objectionable tune and delete certain lyrics. After recording his submissions, the judge adjourned the hearing to Friday for senior counsel Sricharan Rangarajan, representing the PIL petitioner, to verify the statement. What did the PIL plea say? In his affidavit, the petitioner, M.G.D. Balaji, 49, an advocate from Old Washermanpet in Chennai, stated that he is a devout Hindu and a follower of the Vaishnava tradition. He said he recently came across a YouTube video of a press meet for actor Santhanam's upcoming movie, popularly known as DD Next Level, which is scheduled to be released in theatres on Friday. Subsequently, he heard one of the songs of the movie and found that the lyrics had been borrowed from a popular devotional hymn titled 'Srinivasa Govinda, Srivenkatesa Govinda', sung in praise of Lord Venkateswara, the presiding deity of the Tirumala Tirupati Temple. He complained that the tune of the hymn had been used in a 'very strange and inappropriate context' in the song. Stating it had hurt his religious feelings, the petitioner said, the word 'Govinda' too had been used in a demeaning manner in the song. He also expressed surprise over the CBFC having issued a U/A certificate for the movie without insisting on deleting the song with such objectionable references.
