Union Minister G Kishan Reddy on Tuesday said that the ban on 'The Kerala Story' is unnecessary and requested the concerned state governments to revoke the ban imposed by them on this film.
Filing its affidavit before the top court, the Mamata Banerjee government said that film can cause communal disharmony and a law and order situation, as has been gauged from various Intelligence inputs.
Helmed by Sudipto Sen and produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah, the film which was released last week in theatres has triggered a massive political row with various leaders reacting to the upcoming movie.
The Tamil Nadu government told the Supreme Court that the filmmakers of 'The Kerala Story' have made deliberately misleading statements that the government has imposed a shadow ban on the movie, however, theatres stopped screening the film due to poor audience response.
Amid the controversy around the film 'The Kerala Story', the Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Tuesday organised a special screening of the movie for girls in Jammu.
A group of medical students on Monday staged a protest against the alleged 'attack' outside the college's administrative block on Monday, and demanded action.
Addressing a press conference here, the Congress leader said "Chief Minister Shivraj Singh has become the machine of lies and announcements these days. Along with being CM, he is a Shilanayas Mantri (Foundation Stone Minister). Wherever he goes, he lays the foundation stone and carries a coc
On being asked if the actor had expected the film's remarkable success, Adah said, "I'm not believing this because I didn't expect such a response, but 'Thank You' is all I can say."
The film depicts how thousands of young women were allegedly brainwashed into joining the Islamic State (IS) and heading off to countries like Syria and Afghanistan.
"I felt very sad watching this movie as it unravelled the cruel realities of ISIS. Such incidents could have happened to women elsewhere in the country as well, incidents that haven't yet come to light," Manik Saha told reporters.
The CM said, "The Kerala Story draws the attention of the entire nation to 'Love Jihad'. The entire society must be made aware of this menace. A commendable and brave effort has been made in this regard by the film's producer, director, and the entire team."