The Kerala Story controversy: The upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story’ has kicked up a political storm within the nation, with the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) and Congress are demanding a ban on the film. Now, senior Congress chief and Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor on Monday (May 1) confused that he was not calling for a ban on the controversial film ‘The Kerala Story’. However, he mentioned, that the Keralites have each proper to state that the film is a “misrepresentation of our reality”.
Tharoor’s place on the screening of the controversial film appears to be in distinction with that of the Kerala Congress which has urged the state authorities to not give screening permission for the film which it mentioned was “full of lies and painted the Muslim community in bad light.”
Rs 1 cr reward to show allegations
Meanwhile, the Kerala State Committee of Muslim Youth League has now introduced a reward of Rs 1 crore for anybody who proves the allegations levelled within the film and mentioned assortment centres for offering the proof shall be opened in each district on May 4, reported ANI. Anyone can drop the main points within the assortment centres. “Prove the allegations that 32,000 Keralites converted and fled to Syria. Take up the challenge and submit the evidence,” the poster by the committee learn.
Another Muslim lawyer and actor, who remarried his spouse lately below the Special Marriage Act (SMA) for the monetary safety of their daughters, provided Rs 11 lakh for bringing the proof of even 32 girls from Kerala who transformed and joined the Islamic State, in accordance with PTI.
Tagging a poster of the Muslim Youth League Kerala providing a reward of Rs 1 crore if somebody can show allegations that 32,000 Keralites transformed and fled to Syria, Tharoor mentioned, “Now there’s an opportunity for all those hyping the alleged conversions of 32,000 women on Kerala to Islamism — to prove their case and make some money. Will they be up to the challenge or is there simply no proof because none exists?” the MP from Thiruvananthapuram mentioned, utilizing the hashtag ‘Not Our Kerala Story’.
“It is not ‘our’ Kerala story”
In one other tweet, he mentioned, “Let me stress, I am not calling for a ban on the film. Freedom of expression does not cease to be valuable just because it can be misused. But Keralites have every right to say loud and clear that this is a misrepresentation of our reality.” Sharing a poster of the film, Tharoor had tweeted on Sunday, “It may be ‘your’ Kerala story. It is not ‘our’ Kerala story.”
According to the CPI(M) and the Congress in Kerala, the film falsely claims they transformed, obtained radicalised and had been deployed in terror missions in India and the world.
‘The Kerala Story product of Sangh Parivar’s lie issue’
Lashing out on the upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story’, Kerela Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday mentioned the film seems to have been intentionally made with the purpose 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 unit.
“The trailer of the Hindi film The Kerala Story, which appears to have been deliberately made with the aim of communal polarisation and to spread hate propaganda against Kerala was released last day. It is indicated from the trailer that this film is trying to spread the propaganda of Sangh Parivar, which has established itself as the center of religious extremism in the land of secularism, Kerala,” mentioned the Kerala CM.
About ‘The Kerala Story’
‘The Kerala Story’, starring Adah Sharma, is about to be launched in cinemas on May 5. Written and directed by Sudipto Sen, the film is portrayed as “unearthing” the occasions behind “approximately 32,000 women” allegedly going lacking from Kerala.
The film falsely claims they transformed, obtained radicalised and had been deployed in terror missions in India and the world. The film’s writer-director Sudipto Sen’s earlier films are ‘Aasma’, ‘Lucknow Times’ and ‘The Last Monk’.
‘The Kerala Story’ is backed by Sunshine Pictures Private Limited, based by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, who serves because the producer, artistic director and co-writer of the film. The film’s writer-director Sudipto Sen’s earlier films are ‘Aasma’, ‘Lucknow Times’ and ‘The Last Monk.’
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