New Delhi: The film 'The Kerala Story', which claims to be based on true events related to jihad, conversion and terrorism, is in the news even before its release. Meanwhile, the film was screened at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in the national capital, Delhi. The screening was organized by the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). At the same time, students and Congress wing protested against the screening. The film will be released on 5 May 2023.
Vivekananda Vichar Manch presents premier screening of “THE KERALA STORY” uncovering the reality of ‘Love Jihad’- forceful conversion, women trafficking & women exploitation on 2nd May 2023 at Auditorium-1, Convention Center, Jawaharlal Nehru University. #TheKeralaStory pic.twitter.com/MMZt9yxIqk
— ABVP JNU (@abvpjnu) May 1, 2023
According to media reports, ABVP organized the screening at JNU campus on Tuesday (May 2) at 4 pm. Left-wing student organization Students Federation of India (SFI) protested the screening of the film. SFI issued a statement saying, 'SFI-JNU Unit condemns and strongly opposes the screening of this propaganda film. This film will taint the fabric of secularism. Not only this, SFI has termed this film as propaganda of RSS.
In fact, in the film 'The Kerala Story', it has been told how radical Muslim youths in Kerala are trained to trap non-Muslim girls, after which they convert the girls to Islam and become sex slaves of the terrorist organization ISIS. It is sent to countries like Syria-Afghanistan.
JNU में लगे "जय श्री राम" के नारे।
The Kerala Story फ़िल्म की स्क्रीनिंग के दौरान छात्रों ने लगाए नारे। pic.twitter.com/pBnySiX2Oy
— Panchjanya (@epanchjanya) May 2, 2023
Let us tell you that a petition was filed in the Supreme Court demanding a ban on the release of this film. However, the court showed no interest in hearing it on Tuesday (May 2). This was mentioned before a bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagaratna. Actually, a pending writ petition has been filed in the apex court regarding hate speech related crimes, under which this IA was inserted. On which the Supreme Court said that challenging the release of a film through this is not the right way.
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