Wangyuh wants Da Vinci Code banned

Kohima, May 19: The lone Lok Sabha Member from Nagaland W Wangyuh Konyak has urged the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Priyaranjan Das Munshi to ban screening of the Da Vinci Code in the country as the movie is deeply offensive in nature and hurts the sentiments of the Christian community.

In a letter to the Union Minister Wednesday last, Wangyuh said the movie depicts a false and irreverent portrayal of Jesus Christ as a man married to Mary Magdalene and having a progeny.

The movie has sent wrong notions about Christianity and its teachings, thereby discrediting it amongst the people of other religions, the letter said.

Wangyuh argued that such movies belittle what is at the heart of Christian faith and cherished in Christian life and therefore was blasphemous and totally unacceptable to the Christian community.

He also said these movies are bound to bring disrespect for the Christian community in the country and creating misgivings about them.

The MP said all the Christians in the country are against the screening of the movie while the Goa government has already banned in the state.

He also urged upon the Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio to convene a special session of the State Assembly on the issue and ban screening of the movie in Nagaland or issue an official notification in this regard.

UNI