Nagaland Cabinet bans 'Da Vinci Code'

Kohima, May 23 : The Nagaland Cabinet has decided to prohibit sale and distribution of Dan Brown's novel 'Da Vinci Code' throughout the state.

The Cabinet, which met here yesterday, also prohibited the screening of the movie based on the book and produced by Ron Howard, and issued direction to all cinema hall owners, video parlours, cable operators as they all fall under the exclusive jurisdiction of Union government.

The Cabinet has decided to appeal to the Union government to ban the film in the country and Nagaland through a limited ban order.

The Cabinet, which was chaired by Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, took note of the 'offensive' and 'sacrilegious' expressions and narrations in the novel, a release issued by V Sakhrie, Secretary to the Government of Nagaland, said here today.

UNI