From: Krishna Chaitanya Velaga <
kcvelaga@wikimedia.in>
To:
wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org
Sent: Sun, 17 Sep 2017 11:45:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Defamation of Wikipedia in a Telugu (te) Motion Picture
Greetings,
Introducing myself, I am Krishna Chaitanya Velaga from Andhra Pradesh, India. My user name is "Krishna Chaitanya Velaga", I've been actively contributing to en Wikipedia and Commons since December 2014. I also form the Executive Committee of Wikimedia Chapter (India). My mother tongue is Telugu (te).
A Telugu movie titled Paisa Vasool <
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paisa_Vasool_(2017_film)> was released on 1 September 2017. In the movie, male lead boasts himself by referring to Wikipedia. His statement in the movie is as follows: *"36 brawls, 24 murders, 36 stabbings, This is visible record in Wikipedia" *(The same may be observed from the trailer of the movie, between 0:22 to 0:32 at
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVUZ-jG_i3c). As far I am concerned I feel this as serious defamation of the brand, the community and the work we do. It really degrades the reality and the efforts we put to produce encyclopedic content to the readers.
In this context, I request the community to take interest in their to voice their opinions, and also discuss any legal action to be enforced.
Regards,
*Krishna Chaitanya Velaga*
Member | Executive Committee
<
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/Executive_Committee_Members>
Wikimedia Chapter (India) <
http://wiki.wikimedia.in/>
+91 94948 65420 | kcvelaga.blogspot.in
