FIR lodged against Instagram after Lord Shiva GIF with a wine glass goes viral

Days after Google search projected Kannada as the ugliestlanguage in India now, Facebook-owned Instagram has received a sharp criticismfrom its users for hurting their religious sentiments.

In the updated versions of the Instagram stickers, a GIFshowed Lord Shiva with a wine glass in his one hand and a phone in the other,which triggered the users and made them report against the social mediaplatform.

The viral GIF appears when a user would ‘Shiva’ on the photo,video, and messaging app while uploading an Instagram story.

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Taking cognizance of the matter, a Delhi resident ManishSingh lodged an FIR against the social media platform for showing Lord Shiva inan objectionable position. The complainant said that Instagram allegedly hurtthe sentiments of the Hindus.

According to Manish, these stickers are provided byInstagram itself and not by any other social media user. It has been further claimedby the complainant that the GIF had been created with a mere intention to hurtreligious sentiments of the Hindu community and urged the cops to file an FIRagainst the CEO and other officials of the social media platform.

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