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Hindus urge distributors to halt The Love Guru
Hindus worldwide are protesting against the release of the Paramount Pictures venture - The Love Guru. Bhavna S Shinde, representative of the Hindu community in this movement, has urged film distributors to halt the movie's release.
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Mon, May 19, 2008 15:57:19 IST
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WITH THE intention to halt the release of the movie 'The Love Guru', till necessary changes have been made into it, Bhavna S Shinde, representing Hindu Janjagruti Samiti and Sanatan Society for Scientific Spirituality, in communiqués to Motion Picture Association of America, International Federation of Film Distributors Associations and International Union of Cinemas - both based in France, National Association of Theater Owners, Central Board of Film Certification India, United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) and various other such bodies, said, “…stop distributing or screening the movie till Paramount has made necessary changes to the movie, so that it will not hurt the feelings of the worldwide spiritual and Hindu community.”

Dinesh Ghodke, director of World Alliance for Youth Empowerment, in a statement said, “…there is no point in creating more prejudice in the name of religion…,” and urged Paramount Pictures to take into consideration the sentiments of people following the religion.

Vamsi Krishna of Australia chapter of Sanatan Sanstha, in a letter to Australia attorney general, on the issue of the movie hurting religious sentiments, wrote, “…please intervene in this issue and to kindly use your good office to put a ban on this movie from being released in Australia….”

Sean Clarke, editor of Spiritual Science Research Foundation, in a letter to Paramount Pictures, urged, “…change the name of the movie, remove any form of denigration towards the guru, apologise to the international spiritual community.
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