Pokemon Go hurts Hindu sentiments; Gujarat HC issues notices on plea seeking ban

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

Ahmedabad, Sept 7: The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday issued notices on a petition seeking action against the developers of the game Pokemon Go as it hurt Hindu sentiments. The Bench comprising Justices Subhash Reddy and Vipul Panchali issued notices to the Central government and the San Francisco-based developer of the game, Niantic, Inc. The petition filed by Alay Anil Dave, says that the image of eggs shown in the augmented reality game appear in places of worship of different religious groups. The petitioner contended that eggs are non-vegetarian food and it is blasphemous to carry non-vegetarian food inside a place of worship of Hindus and Jains. The petitioner went on to state that the people playing the game get their points in the forms of eggs which generally appear in places of worship of various religious groups. To find eggs in temples of Hindus and Jains is blasphemous, and therefore the game be banned in India.

Read more at: http://www.oneindia.com/ahmedabad/pokemon-go-hurts-hindu-sentiments-gujarat-high-court-ban-2202775.html

 

[Star Wars]

There is no blasphemy in Hinduism, the petitioner is a mental retard...

 

[INDIAPOSITIVE]

PIL Against Pokemon Go for Hurting Religious Sentiments

A PIL has been filed in the Gujarat High Court against developers of the location-based augmented reality game Pokemon Go, alleging it hurts religious sentiments of certain communities by showing eggs in places of worship.

Filed by Alay Anil Dave, the PIL is likely to be heard tomorrow by a division bench of Chief Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice Vipul Pancholi.

As per the plea, among other things, the image of eggs shown in the augmented reality game appear in places of worship of different religious groups.

The petitioner has said eggs are considered as non- vegetarian food, and it is blasphemous to carry non-vegetarian food inside a place of worship of Hindus and Jains.

"People playing the game get their points in the form of eggs which generally appear in the places of worship of different religious groups. To find eggs in temples of Hindus and Jains is blasphemous, and therefore my client has sought ban on the game from the country," petitioner's lawyer Nachiket Dave said.

Among other points raised against the game are that it infringes upon the privacy, and it poses threat of life and limbs to the players, who have to walk around to score a point.

San Francisco-based developer of the game, Niantic, Inc., and Central and state governments have been made the respondents.


http://www.adageindia.in/marketing/...religious-sentiments/articleshow/54046257.cms

 

[Zibago]

Saudis and Indians have issues with Pokemon go hmm