Narendra Modi biopic: EC issues notices to 4 producers, asks whether it is possible to delay release until after Lok Sabha polls

Seeking a stay on the Narendra Modi biopic, the Opposition, especially the Congress has alleged that the film violates the Model Code of Conduct. The Election Commission of India, which has already issued a notice to producers of the biopic on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, will The Congress and CPM have demanded that the film’s release be postponed until the ensuing seven-stage Lok Sabha elections are over. The Delhi chief electoral officer has issued a notice to the four producers of the film, scheduled to be released six days before polling begins, on 5 April. The Opposition parties had alleged “political intent” in the release of PM Narendra Modi and had complained to the EC saying that the film would act as On 20 March, East Delhi Returning Officer K Mahesh had suo motu issued notices to the production house and music company behind the film and two leading newspapers for publishing On 22 March, a district election officer of the East Delhi Parliamentary constituency served a show cause notice to Anand Pandey of the daily, Dainik Bhaskar, Sachin Chauhan of music company T-Series and the Legend Global Studio, owned by Sandip Singh, who is one of the producers of Narendra Modi’s biopic, for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct.