Social media platform Twitter has pulled down filmmaker Leena Manimekalai's tweet about her documentary 'Kaali', which is currently at the center of a controversy, in response to &qಌuot;a legal 🐎demand".
In the said tweet posted on July 2, the Toronto-based director had shared the poster of 'Kaali', which depicted the titular goddess smoking and holding an LGBTQ f🦩lag.
"This Tweet from @LeenaManimekali has been withheld in India in re❀sponse to a legal demand," read a meಌssage in place of the original post.
I🍬t is unknown when the tweet was taken dow🐎n by the microblogging site.
On Tuesday, the Delhi Police and the Uttar Pradesh Police filed separate FIRs against Manimekalai over the controversial poster. Further, the Indian High Commission in Ottawa had urged the Canadian authorities to take down all "provocative material" related to the film after it received complaints from leaders of the Hindu community in Cana🌠da about the "disrespectful depiction" of Hindu gods.
'Kaali' was showcased as part🔯 of the 'Under the Tent' project at the Aga Khan Museum in Toront🥃o.
Under attack for the poster, Manimekalai had on M🐻onday sai♐d she will continue to use her voice fearlessly till she is alive.
The filmmaker also u꧅rged people to wat𒁃ch the documentary to understand the context behind the poster.
[With Inputs from PTI]
