‘Don't become propaganda machine for BJP': CM Vijayan asks Doordarshan to not air 'The Kerala Story'
Political films lose steam at the box office Besides, CM Vijayan has asked the DD not to become a "propaganda machine" for the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led BJP and the Rashtriya Sayamsewak Sangh (RSS). "Kerala will remain steadfast in opposing such malicious attempts to sow hatred," Vijayan said. Kerala opposition leader V D Satheesan wrote on the X platfrom, “The strategy of the Sangh Parivar administration led by Modi is to create division within secular society by screening the film 'The Kerala Story', which is a collection of untruth…The politics of division cannot be used in Kerala".
Congress Working Committee member Ramesh Chennithala also said that the move to screen 'The Kerala Story' on Doordarshan, "creates division in society". The Kerala Story will be broadcast on Doordarshan on April 5, Friday. The Kerala Story makers launch new movie The CPI (M), the ruling party in Kerala alleges that the BJP decided to screen the controversial movie as the general elections are nearing.
Last year, Kerala High Court refused to stay the release of the film, stating that the movie trailer does not contain anything offensive to any particular community as a whole. PM Modi endorsed viewing the film during a state election rally. Besides, three BJP-ruled states made tickets to see the film tax-free and held mass screenings.
The Kerala Story becomes 2nd highest grossing Hindi film of 2023 The movie's trailer was severely criticised and challenged before the court for "falsely" claiming that 32,000 women from Kerala got converted and radicalised and were deployed in terror missions both in India and the world. Currently, Adah Sharma starrer 'The Kerala Story' is streaming on ZEE5 platfrom. Directed by Sudipto Sen, the film
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