Malayalam writer burns copies of his novel over police ‘harassment’
- | Sunday | 15th January, 2017
The writer had recently announced that he was withdrawing the novel and would burn copies of it. Writer and theatre activist Kamal C. Chavara in Kozhikode on Monday. Kamal had posted some excerpts from his novel “Smasanangulude Nottupusthakam” in the post, which the Yuva Morcha alleged was an insult to the national anthem. | Photo Credit: NP;NP -Alleging police highhandedness and threats from unidentified persons, Malayalam writer Kamal C Chavara who had been charged with sedition for allegedly showing disrespect to the national anthem, burnt copies of his novel “Smashanangalude Notupusthakam” in Kozhikode on Saturday. A case under IPC section 124A (sedition) was registered against him, police had said.
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