In fresh trouble for Tamil actor Simbu and music composer Anirudh
Ravichandran, facing cases over a ontroversial beep song, a court here
today ordered them to appear before it on March 21. Judicial Magistrate
Rajkumar gave the directive when a petition by local pro-Dalit outfit
Arundhatiyar Munnetra Kazhakam, seeking the arrest of the two for
allegedly using vulgar language against women in the song, came up for
hearing.
Directing the duo to appear before the court on March 21, the Judge adjourned the matter to that date. Cases have been filed against Simbu and Anirudh in a police station here and in Chennai in connection with the song allegedly rendered by them.
Acting on a complaint by All India Democratic Women Association that the song allegedly denigrated women, Race Course Police here have issued summons to the duo to appear before them for questioning. While Anirudh appeared before the police on January 12, Simbu has sought one month's time.
Anirudh in his statement to the police contended that he was not the
composer of the song which has come in for strong criticism from several
women organisations over the lyrics used in it.
Simbu had unsuccesfully moved the Madras High Court seeking to quash
the case. His anticipatory bail plea too was disposed of with a
direction to move the appropriate court for regular bail.
The actor had also withdrawn a petition in the high court seeking a direction to the state Director General of Police to insruct the police stations not to register more FIRs on the same issue
The actor had also withdrawn a petition in the high court seeking a direction to the state Director General of Police to insruct the police stations not to register more FIRs on the same issue
