Muslim organization vs right wing activist on 'allegations', 10 crore reward offered for 1 crore
The film is opposed by the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Congress.
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The controversy over the film 'The Kerala Story', which is slated to release in cinema halls this Friday, is intensifying. The political atmosphere in Kerala has also heated up regarding the film. Controversy has started especially between the ruling Left Democratic Front-Congress and the BJP regarding this film.
The film shows how thousands of young women were instigated to join Islamic State (IS) and move to countries like Syria and Afghanistan.
attacking each other
The film is opposed by the ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), the opposition United Democratic Front (UDF) and the Congress. Where on one hand it is being said that there is no truth in the film, rather it is an act of promoting wrong ideology. Along with this, it has been said to give one crore on proving the allegations leveled in the film. On the other hand, the people who came out in support of 'The Kerala Story' retaliated and said that they will give 10 crores. You prove it is not reality.
talk of giving ten crores for one
In fact, the Kerala State Committee of the Muslim Youth League has announced a reward of Rs 1 crore for anyone who proves the allegations made in the film. He said that if someone proves the sentence shown in the film, he will be given one crore. Countering this, Pratish Vishwanath, a right-wing activist and founder of Hindu Seva Kendra, has said to give Rs 10 crore. He said that if someone can prove that no one from Kerala had gone to Syria to join IS, he will be given Rs 10 crore.
These leaders criticized
Notably, both the CPI(M) and the opposition Congress criticized the makers of the film. He said that they are carrying forward the Sangh Parivar's propaganda of projecting the state as the epicenter of religious extremism by raising the bogey of 'love jihad'. At the same time, Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan accused the Sangh Parivar of sowing poisonous seeds of communalism. He said that the Sangh Parivar was trying to destroy religious harmony in the state.
No demand to ban the film
The Bharatiya Janata Party has defended the film. On this, Shashi Tharoor tweeted and asked Keralites to come forward for their truth. He said that I am not demanding a ban on the film. I want to stress that freedom of expression does not cease to be valuable just because it can be misused. But Keralites have every right to say that this is a misinterpretation of our reality.
banning the film is futile
When Suresh Shenoy, an office-bearer of the Film Exhibitors United Organization of Kerala (FEUOK) and owner of a theater complex in Kochi, was told in the media that such a film sets a bad precedent and amounts to censorship. To this Suresh Shenoy said that banning a film is futile as the audience can watch it on OTT platform.
this is the story of the film
Your soul will tremble after watching the film 'The Kerala Story'. In this film, the story of the girls who were thrown into the fire of terrorism by converting them in Kerala has been presented in a poignant manner. The trailer showcases Shalini Unnikrishnan's harrowing journey from Kerala's Hindu family to become Fatima and through it, makes a brilliant attempt to expose the state's ISIS connection.