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Sedition case filed against actor Ramya for Pakistan is not hell remark

Sedition case filed against actor Ramya for ‘Pakistan is not hell’ remark

Ramya 33-year-old Kannada film star, a former lawmaker of Karnataka's ruling Congress, has been attacked on social media and has also been taken to court by a lawyer who has filed a "sedition case" in Kodagu in southern Karnataka, around 250 km from state capital Bengaluru. Ramya found herself in the midst of controversy after she reacted to Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar's comments that 'visiting Pakistan was like going to hell'. Ramya said, “Pakistan is not hell. People there are just like us. They treated us very well." "I will not apologise as I have done nothing wrong. I am entitled to my views and that is what democracy is about. Ramya told alleging that sedition laws are misused against "anybody and everybody".