'The Da Vinci Code'  related  - What Goan papers reported  -dtd 3rd & 4th June
 
3/06/06.
Churchil Alemao has threatened to storm Inox multiplex on Sunday, if the 
screening
of the controversial film ‘The Da Vinci Code’ continues.
 
He also added that several people are agitated over the screening at Inox and 
warned
that if the movie is not pulled out, he would lead the people into stopping the
movie from being screened.
 
Snehhal Chitnneni the Pulic Relations Officer from the Inox Leisure Ltd, Mumbai
said, “There is no link between the Goa State Governments communiqué to the I & 
B
Ministry or the Censor Board and the delay in screening the film in Goa.  All
decisions pertaining to the release of the film in Goa were taken only by the 
Inox
mamagement without any pressure from outside source.” (H).
 
Mr. Alemao warned the management of Inox that by tomorrow (3/6) if they fails to
stop the screening of the film he would create a law and order situation on 
Sunday.
(NT)
 
Stop screening of  Da Vinci Code or face public wrath, warns Churchil.
South Goa MP Churchill Alemao yesterday issued an ultimatum to the Inox 
Multiplexes
mangement to immediately stop screening of controversial film ‘Da Vinci Code’ 
in the
state or to face the public wrath from today (3/6)..
Churchill expressed his surprise over the silence maintined by the Cabinet 
ministers
and other MLAs over the screening of the controversial film (GT)
 
Next day Reports 4/6/06
Churchill has called for a meeting of citizens, on Sunday, June 4 at Panjim 
Church
Hall at 11am to chalk out the future course of action.
 “All those who believe in Jesus and God will assemble in Panjim tomorrow. 
Jesus is
not an ordinary person who can be depicted in a fictious manner.” Says 
Churchill. 
 
Bomb Hoax at Inox on day-2 of screening. 
The caller number came from Reliance telephone – ‘ this was the second such call
since yesterday’ police said. (H)
 
Da Vinci Code aqrouses MLA’ Curiosity too. Ex.Speaker Tomazinho Cardozo seen 
walking
out of the Inox, Mormugoa MLAKarl Vaz, TCP Minister Babush Moserrate also seen 
at
Inox yesterday to see the movie. (H).
JoeSays: Other MLAs must have watched it at home (pirated VCDs out already).
 
Calangute MLA Mr. Agnelo Fernandes today said the people of Calangute will 
stage a
protest outside the multiplex in the city at 10am today (Sunday).
..meanwhile, nearly 20 policemen along with two offers have been posted in the
multiplex since yesterday and the shows went off peacefully.
 
The offcials of the Inox, when contacted said that the shows are receiving good
response from the Goan public. They also said that they have not received any
instructions from the state government and that the film is being screened in 
all
its multiplexes in the country. (NT)
 
Citizens have been making beeline for the theatre, thus making the movie a 
complete
sell out show. Though many people remarked that the movie was not at all that 
it was
cut out to be, they did agree that they had never seen so many people going for 
the
same show, or ever seen the largest auditorium in Inox, filled to capacity. All 
in
all, it seems to have been an exercise in futility and much ado about nothing 
(GT
W/ender)
 
Churchill added that “baring three or four MLAs, none have shown interest in
condemning the movie” and gain attacked  his pet targets, Education Minister
Luizinho Faleiro and the Assembly speaker Francisco Sardinha, stating that the 
duo
who are responsible leaders of the Christian community have not taken up the 
issue. 
In the same tone, Churchill stated that “the Leader of Opposition Manohar 
Parrikar
was one of the legislators, who had raised his voice of discontent on the 
issue” and
named Calangute MLA Agnelo Fernandes, St. Andre MLA Francisco Silveira, minister
Joaquim Alemao and former St. Cruz MLA Victor Gonsalves as having phoned him on 
the
issue. 
Churchill demanded that the State Government initiate action against the theatre
management for screening the movie at the multiplex. (GT w/ender)
 
In the mean time Kearala okays Da Vinci Code both in English and Dubbed in
Malayalam. Kerala has the largest number of Christian community members in the
country.
Father Paul Thelekkat told PTI..
CATHOLICS BISHOPS COUNCIL OF INDIA (CBCI) HAS ALREADY TAKEN A DECISION ON THE 
FIRM
AFTER VIEWING IT AND THE  I & B MINISTRY HAS ACCORDINGLY GIVEN CLEARANCE FOR THE
FILM. (H).



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