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Yug Chaudhary, lawyer of activist Sudha Bharadwaj who has been in custody since her arrest in the Bhima Koregaon case in 2018, on Sunday said the purported evidence against her lacked “sanctity” and was “too poor” to be admissible.
At a webinar, writers, activists and academics demanded that Bharadwaj be released from jail and urged the intelligentsia to follow her example and break their silence as the country’s institutions were no longer reliable.
Writer Nayantara Sahgal, who had returned her Sahitya Academy award in 2015 in protest against the killing of rationalists, released a book, Sudha Bharadwaj Speaks: A Life in Law and Activism, at the event.
Actress Ruma Chakraborty wishes that CM Mamata Banerjee would watch her film Baghini anandabazar.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from anandabazar.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Ruma Chakraborty in Baghini. (Photo: Mandal Films and Entertainment)
Two Bengali films are slated to hit theatres this Christmas. Baghini, which was slated to be released four years back, is inspired by the life and struggle of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, but it is not a biopic.
Baghini maker Nehal Dutta said he was happy the film was being released finally and urged people to see it for cinematic reasons, saying it has nothing to do with politics.
Mainak Bhaumik directorial Cheeni is also releasing on December 24.
While Baghini stars Ruma Chakraborty, a popular jatra actor who also acted in many Bengali films, Cheeni stars Aparajita Adhya, Saurav Das, newcomer Madhumita Sarkar among others.