The lawyer from Kerala has filed a case against Malayalam magazine Grihalakshmi on Friday, in which a week after the publication featured actress and writer Gilu Joseph breast-feeding a child on the cover of its latest edition.
The Advocate Vinod Mathew Wilson has filed a criminal complaint in the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Kollam. The Cover Image with captions – ” Mothers tell Kerala: Don’t stare, we want to breastfeed” has caused a chaos on social media last week, It is alleged that the picture is of a haphazard nature and humiliates women, thus the complaint alleges commission of offences punishable under Sections 3 and 4 of the Indecent Representation of Women (Prohibition) Act, 1986.
This is contrary to some such praise on social media that whatever it is a moment of historical nature. Joseph said, “I have only fulfilled those things which I thought is right for me. I must have failed, but I have no regrets.
A month ago, a man shared a picture of breastfeeding on Facebook to start a conversation about breastfeeding, but the result was that the women faced cyber-bullying from both men and women.
That, According to the reports, the Cover has received mixed reactions on social media, in which many people criticize imagery, but the majority have appreciated the magazine for bold steps towards emancipation.
