Kerala: Six Arrested For Not Standing During National Anthem

Six persons including a woman have been taken into custody on Monday for not standing when the national anthem was played before the screening of a film at the ongoing International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) in Thiruvananthapuram. They were later taken to a city police station and charged for contempt of the Supreme Court directive. According to some reports, five others were also arrested soon after the show got over.  The reports suggest that police personnel were sitting among the audience.