Legal Battle Against Smoking Imagery on Arundhati Roy's Book Cover
A legal plea in the Kerala High Court seeks to ban the sale, circulation, and display of Arundhati Roy's book 'Mother Mary Come to Me' for its cover image depicting her smoking. The plea argues that the cover sends a harmful message, particularly to women and youth, promoting smoking as glamorous.
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A plea submitted to the Kerala High Court has called for a ban on the sale, circulation, and display of Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy's book, 'Mother Mary Come to Me,' due to its cover image portraying her smoking without a statutory health warning.
A bench with Chief Justice Nitin Jamdar and Justice Basant Balaji has requested the central government to clarify if a mechanism exists to address these concerns. The hearing is scheduled for September 25.
The petitioner, a Kochi-based lawyer named Rajasimhan, claims the image promotes a misleading message to society, glamorizing smoking and violating the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act, 2003.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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