Case against Kochi Muziris Biennale organisers

The Fort Kochi police on Wednesday registered a case against the organisers of the Kochi Muziris Biennale for displaying  an instalation with the  flags of various banned outfits across the world at the event.

According to police, the Home Department had given permission to the Kochi city police to take action against the organisers, if they were found violating the law.

According to police, the case was registered following a report submitted before the Kochi city police special branch and the state intelligence wing a month ago.

The report stated that Jonas Staal, a Dutch artist had installed billboards depicting flags of 24 Indian and 21 foreign outfits including those of the Taliban, Indian Mujahideen, and the LTTE.