Kaali Poster Row: Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra said that banning the documentary in MP will also be considered. It is quite objectionable to show our Kali Mata smoking a cigarette in the documentary film Kaali .
The controversy erupted after the Canada-based Indian origin filmmaker took to Twitter to share a poster of her film which depicted a woman dressed in a costume portraying the Goddess and smoking. A flag of the LGBT community is seen in the background.
Leena Manimekalai is a Madurai-born, Toronto-based filmmaker. The author and documentary director faced backlash on social media after sharing a poster of her short film Kaali depicting Goddess Kaali as a smoking woman.