"You Have No Other Job?": Chief Justice Slams Case Against Priya Varrier
The Hyderabad police had filed a case against Priya Prakash Varrier, based on the complaint from a group of young men
New Delhi:
Malayalam actor Priya Prakash Varrier was granted a huge reprieve today as the Supreme Court cancelled a police case against her over a song in her film.
Priya Prakash Varrier, who became wildly popular for The Wink, had been named in the case by complainants, who alleged that the song featuring her had a reference to the wife of Prophet Mohammad.
The Hyderabad police had filed a case against the 18-year-old actor, based on the complaint from a group of young men.
"Somebody in a film sings a song and you have no other job but to file a case," Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra said, in a sharp rebuke to the Telangana government.
The top court cancelled the First Information Report against the Malayalam actor as well as the director and producer of the movie "Oru Adaar Love".
The police cases had accused the actor and the director of deliberate and malicious acts intended to outrage religious feelings.
Ms Varrier appealed to the Supreme Court against the First Information Report. She said the song was a traditional one sung by Muslims in north Kerala's Malabar region. It describes and praises the love between the Prophet Mohammed and his first wife Khadeeja and "this has been misunderstood by the complainants", her petition said.
In February, the Supreme Court had put on hold all police cases against her.
The young actor shot to fame earlier this year when a song showing her winking and smiling became a rage on the Internet and charmed the nation.
