Breaking a rule

January 22, 2019 11:30

Rashtrapati Bhavan sources did not say whether it was the subject matter of the film or the presence of senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader LK Advani that made President Ram Nath Kovind break one of the rules -- that have come to mark his presidential tenure at Rashtrapati Bhavan -- late last week. That rule is not spending more than an hour at film screenings and film award functions.

In March 2018, this rule had caused controversy when artistes had protested against the President distributing National Film Awards only to a handful of the winners, and not everyone.

On January 18, the Rashtrapati Bhavan held a screening of upcoming period drama Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi, with Kovind, his wife, the entire crew of the film, including actor Kangana Ranaut, watching it. Ashok Malik, press secretary to the President, confirmed that Kovind "was there for the entire length of the film". Advani, a self-confessed movie buff, also watched the film. -- PTI

« Back to LIVE

TOP STORIES

RR Vs SRH: Who Bowled The Best Spell? Vote!

Bhuvneshwar's early strikes coupled with good spells from Pat Cummins and Thangarasu Natarjan in the middle overs saw SRH clinch victory against all odds.

Raj Bhavan employee files molestation case against Bengal guv

Senior police officials said they received a complaint and are looking into it.

Intense heat sweeps east, south; more heat wave days likely in May

Intense heat swept through east India and parts of the southern peninsular region on Thursday, testing power grids and prompting the Kerala government to order closure of educational institutions till May 6.

Cummins hails Bhuvi's last-ball heroics

Defending 12 in the final over, Bhuvneshwar trapped Rovman Powell in front of the wicket in the last ball to stop Rajasthan Royal's run chase at 200 for 7 and pull off a heist in the end.

'Game never done till it's done': Samson rues loss

Rajasthan Royals skipper Sanju Samson said that even while it seemed his side was cruising to victory he was not certain they would get over the line given the unpredictable nature of the league.