CHENNAI: Police summoned the news editor, Mr Raja, Sun TV for an enquiry in connection with a complaint filed by a leading Tamil daily Dinamalar, accusing the channel of resorting to 'provocative' coverage.
Mr Raja was summoned for an enquiry on Tuesday night, a senior police official told PTI. The daily had filed a complaint with the state government on Tuesday, alleging that a cartoon of Prophet Mohammed carried out by the paper's Vellore edition recentl y was 'misrepresented' by the TV channel.
A number of Muslim outfits staged violent demonstrations in front of the newspaper's Vellore office last week. Some protest demonstrations were also held near the newspaper's office in Chennai.
The daily subsequently issued an apology for publishing the cartoon. The daily's complaint has been referred to the Central Crime Branch (CCB) of the city police, which registered case under Sections 153 (provocation with an intent to cause riots) and 5 03 (criminal intimidation), they said. - PTI
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