The West Bengal government on Monday announced its decision to ban Hindutva propaganda movie ‘The Kerala Story’.
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced the decision on Monday at the state secretariat.
The announcement came just minutes after TMC supremo alleged that “the BJP was funding a film on Bengal on the lines of Kashmir Files”
Mamata Banerjee said the decision has been taken to “maintain peace in Bengal” and avoid any incident of hate crime and violence.
She has directed the state chief secretary to ensure the film is removed from screens running it in the state.
Sudipto Sen’s ‘The Kerala Story’ is presented as an exposé of the circumstances surrounding the disappearance of an estimated 32,000 women in the southern state. However, the film falsely claims that these women had converted to radical ideologies and were subsequently utilized in terrorist activities across India and beyond.
The claim about 32,000 ISIS recruitments in the movie was challenged by several Muslim groups and both ruling and opposition parties in Kerala.
Many who are seeking action against the film, called the movie “a Hindutva propaganda” and “a clear form Islamophobia.”
