EC official: Order restraining Modi biopic also applies to NaMo TV
PTI | Updated: Apr 10, 2019, 20:02 ISTHighlights
- A senior EC official said that NaMo TV cannot be aired during the poll period
- The EC has banned the release of the Modi biopic, saying any such film that subserves purpose of any political entity or individual should not be displayed in the electronic media
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission order
banning the screening of the biopic
+ on Prime Minister Narendra Modi also applies to NaMo TV, which also cannot be aired during the poll period, a senior official of the poll panel said on Wednesday.
The official referred to a paragraph in the order which said, "that any poster or publicity material concerning any such certified content, which either depicts a candidate (including prospective) for the furtherance (or purported to further) of electoral prospects, directly or indirectly, shall not be put on display in electronic media in the area where MCC is in force."
The EC has banned the release of the Modi biopic, saying any such film that subserves purpose of any political entity or individual should not be displayed in the electronic media.
The EC order came a day before the movie was to be released.
The first phase of Lok Sabha elections starts on Thursday.
The official referred to a paragraph in the order which said, "that any poster or publicity material concerning any such certified content, which either depicts a candidate (including prospective) for the furtherance (or purported to further) of electoral prospects, directly or indirectly, shall not be put on display in electronic media in the area where MCC is in force."
The EC has banned the release of the Modi biopic, saying any such film that subserves purpose of any political entity or individual should not be displayed in the electronic media.
The EC order came a day before the movie was to be released.
The first phase of Lok Sabha elections starts on Thursday.
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