New Delhi: The West Bengal authorities on Monday introduced its determination to ban the controversial movie ‘The Kerala Story’. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee mentioned, “This is to avoid any incident of hatred and violence, and to maintain peace in the state.” The announcement to ban the movie got here simply minutes after Banerjee alleged that “the BJP was funding a film on Bengal on the lines of Kashmir Files.” ‘The Kerala Story’ has created a buzz in the nation because the launch of its first trailer. The movie has triggered an uproar in the state, with each the ruling get together and opposition Congress calling it an effort to tarnish the state’s picture and a bid to disturb its secular material. The movie highlighted the compelled conversion and radicalisation of ladies in the state. Also, the movie highlights ‘Love Jihad’ propaganda.
10-point on the controversy:
- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has mentioned the movie “The Kerala Story” shall be banned in the state, arguing that it might create unrest. “What is ‘The Kashmir Files?’ it is to humiliate one section. What is ‘The Kerala Story?’… It is a distorted story,” she mentioned.
- Union Minister Anurag Thakur, who watched “The Kerala Story” in Delhi, hit out at Banerjee for banning the film and mentioned it was past his understanding why the TMC chief’s sympathies have been with terror outfits and never with harmless ladies from Kerala. “Their (opposition) face is getting exposed, they’re doing appeasement and vote bank politics. By banning the film (The Kerala Story), West Bengal is committing injustice. Recently only, a girl was raped and murdered in Bengal…what are you ( Mamata Banerjee) getting by standing up for such terrorists…” he mentioned.
- Film producer Vipul Shah has additionally reacted to West Bengal’s determination and mentioned, “If that’s what she has executed, we’ll take authorized motion. Whatever is feasible below the provisions of regulation, we’ll battle,” he mentioned.
- Kerala Leader of Opposition and BJP chief Suvendu Adhikari requested if CM Banerjee sympathises with the terrorist organisation ISIS. “As far as I know, ‘The Kerala Story’ is based on the religious indoctrination in Kerala focussing on how women are radicalised by extremist religious clerics. This film articulates how women were converted in Kerala and were sent to countries like Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria to fight the radical terror outfit ISIS,” he mentioned.
- BJP Bengal chief Sukanta Majumdar mentioned that this reveals the “hypocrisy” of the CM. “Banning this (The Kerala Story) film shows the hypocrisy of CM Mamata Banerjee. They criticized us once over the documentary on PM stating that there is freedom of speech. Now where is the freedom of speech? Why the government of Bengal has banned the film?” he mentioned.
- The Kerala Story facilities round alleged spiritual conversion in Kerala and claims that claimed that 32,000 girls who went lacking from Kerala and have been then recruited to ISIS (Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) after being compelled to transform to Islam. Also, the movie highlights ‘Love Jihad’ propaganda, the place Muslim males manipulate Hindu ladies to transform to Islam and abandon their households.
- Following the discharge of the movie’s trailer, a petition was filed on the Supreme Court looking for a keep on its launch. However, the Supreme Court refused to entertain a plea by Jamiat Ulama-i-Hind. “We do not entertain it on this ground and we grant liberty to the petitioners to move the high court. The high court can take this up for early hearing…” the highest courtroom mentioned. Even a number of High Courts earlier refused to intervene in the discharge and screening of the movie.
- Kerala’s ruling CPM and opposition Congress have accused the filmmakers and has demanded a ban on the movie, which in line with them is “full of lies and painted the Muslim community in bad light.” Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has mentioned that the movie seems to have been intentionally made with the goal of communal polarisation and to unfold hate propaganda towards the state. He mentioned that this pretend story is the product of Sangh Parivar’s lie manufacturing facility.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi has backed the film saying it “shows the ugly truth of terrorism and exposes terrorists’ design”. “Congress is opposing the film made on terrorism and standing with terror tendencies. Congress has shielded terrorism for the vote bank,” he mentioned.
- Meanwhile, Madhya Pradesh has made movie tax-free. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has mentioned the movie “exposes the conspiracy of love jihad, religious conversion and terrorism”. The Delhi BJP has demanded that the movie be made tax-free in the nationwide capital as nicely.
(With PTI inputs)
Also Read: ‘Distorted story’: Mamata govt bans ‘The Kerala Story’ in Bengal
