Maharashtra government on Monday declined to stall staging of the play Agnes of God , which tells the story of a nun who delivers a stillborn child, as demanded by the Catholic church on the ground that it hurts the sentiments of the Christian community.
State Minority Minister Eknath Khadse, who met the play’s director and the church forum representative, ruled out banning the play since it has a certification, but agreed to videograph it to see if there is anything that hurts religious sentiments.
The play will open at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai on Monday night.
Joseph Dias, secretary-general of Catholic Secular Forum (CSF) and play director Kaizad Kotwal met Mr. Khadse on Monday morning.
Mr. Dias had earlier written to Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis seeking ban on the play but had made it clear that the outfit would not resort to any open demonstration before the theatre to stall the staging.
