The Manikya Malaraya Poovi song that was launched as a teaser of the much hyped Malayalam film Oru Adaar Love film starring internet sensation Priya Prakash Varrier has been banned on YouTube in Pakistan via a court order.
If you try to access the song from Pakistan you see this message: "This content is not available on this country domain due to a court order.
The song in question is a Malayalam folk song and the way it has been used in the film has sparked controversy both India and Pakistan. The song despite being originally written by a Muslim poet and traditionally sung by Malayalam Muslims has been slammed with blasphemy accusations.
The song became a center of controversy in Pakistan as well when a few anchorpersons did shows on this and termed it cultural warfare' against Pakistan and Muslims.
While the YouTube screen said the video has been banned because of a court order, it is unclear at this point what exactly the court order stated. We have contacted Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) spokesperson, YouTube and film's crew for comments and are awaiting response. We'll update the story with their comments.
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