Indian director facing threats over film poster of goddess with Pride flag

Leena Manimekalai's Kaali is the latest of scores of works being censored by the nationalist government

An Indian film director is facing multiple police cases for hurting religious sentiments" over the poster for her new film, which depicts the Hindu goddess Kaali smoking a cigarette and clutching an LGBTQ+ flag.

Leena Manimekalai, an Indian film-maker currently based in Canada, was attacked online with thousands of threats of violence, rape and death after the poster of her short film, Kaali, which was aired in the Canadian city of Toronto on the weekend, went viral on social media.