Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has broken silence on recently released ‘The Kerala Story’ trailer that alleged conversion of young girls to Islam. The film is written and directed by Sudipto Sen.
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In a Facebook post, the Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has slammed the makers of the movie saying it was a ‘propaganda film of the Sangh Parivar to portray the state as a centre of religious extremism through the lens of ‘love jihad’. The movie is likely to be released on May 5, 2023.
Pinarayi said that the trailer of the Hindi film, at first glance, appears to be “deliberately produced” with the alleged aim of creating communal polarisation and spreading hate propaganda against Kerala.
What Kerala CM says in Facebook Post?
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“The hint from the trailer is that this movie is being made by embracing the Sangh Parivar propaganda by making Kerala, the land of Secularism, a centre of religious extremism. Propaganda movies and Muslim Privilization should be seen in the wake of Sangh Parivar’s various attempts to make gains in elections politics in Kerala,” said Kerala CM.
Pinarayi Vijayan further claimed, “Part of the planned move made the ‘ Love Jihad’ allegations rejected by investigation agencies, court and even the Union Home Ministry. The Union Home Minister and now Union Minister G Kishan Reddy replied in Parliament that there is no such thing as ‘love jihad’. Yet, this false allegations is made the main story in the movie only for the purpose of humiliating Kerala in front of the world. Sangh Parivar is trying to destroy the religious friendly atmosphere in Kerala and to sow the poisonous seeds of communalism.”
The Kerala CM’s Facebook post also said, “Seeing that Parivar politics in other places is not effective in Kerala, they are trying to spread divisive politics through movies based on fake stories. Sangh Parivar is not making up such myths on the basis of any fact or proof. The blatant lie that 32,000 women in Kerala were converted to Islamic state by converting religion was seen in the trailer of the movie. This fake story is the product of Sangh’s lie factory.”
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What the controversial film is all about?
According to the film’s trailer, at least 32,000 girls from Kerala were converted to Islam and recruited for ISIS terrorist group in Syria and other places.
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Complaint against Director by Chennai Journalist
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Earlier, Aravindakshan BR, a journalist from Chennai, filed a complaint with Kerala CMO demanding action against the movie. The complaint said that the movie undermines confidence in India’s intelligence agencies and therefore Kerala government should take appropriate action.
