Draupadi is a great character shown in Mahabharat epic but in the book Draupadi has been described to be a woman of low character and is cited with sleazy expressions and attributed with immoral laisons to the great characters including Sri Krishna who was the incarnation of Sri Vishnu. The fundamental right of freedom of speech and expresson cannot hurt the religious sentiments.
PRAGNA Bharati, a voluntary organisation (a forum of intellectuals) based in Hyderabad, publishing an English monthly magazine Bharatiya Pragna, approached Human Rights Commision, AP, under the chairmanship of Justice Subhashan Reddy seeking withdrawal of award to Mr Yarlagadda Laxmi Prasad for his novel Draupadi. The learned judge issued an order bearing no HRC no 247/2010 dt 11th day of January 2010. The operational part of the order read as follows.
Freedom of speech and expression is a fundamental right under Article 19 (1) (a) of Indian Constitution but has got limitations under clause (2) of the said Article 19 in the context of public order, decency or morality apart from other limitations stated therein. Draupadi is a great character shown in Mahabharat epic but in the above book has been described to be a woman of low character and is cited with sleazy expressions and attributed with immoral laisons to the great characters including Sri Krishna who was the incarnation of Sri Vishnu. The fundamental right of freedom of speech and expresson cannot hurt the religious sentiments which in turn result in breach of public disorder, decency or morality. Hence, the Commission calls for report from the Secretary of Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Union of India, New Delhi by February 11, 2010. The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting at New Delhi is directed to consider postponement of the said event of presentation of the award and also publication of the same into other languages till this Commission finally decides the matter.
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