Lokendra Singh Kalvi: My Karni Sena not withdrawing 'Padmaavat' protests

PadmaavatShree Rajput Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Saturday dismissed reports that his outfit has withdrawn protests against Sanjay Leela Bhansalis Padmaavat and said it must be some fake news circulated by a fake Karni Sena He also said that his group has made the BJP pay via its loss in the Rajasthan bypolls for not respecting the sentiments of the protesting Rajputs There are many fake Karni Senas emerging in India At present there are eight such entities operating in the country with vested interests Kalvi told IANSThe Rajput leader whose group has been at the forefront of massive protests against Padmaavat said there has been a duplicacy in matters pertaining to Karni Senas functioning He stressed that there was only one Rajput Karni Sena operating in India and I proudly say that I am the founder of that organisation He also asked people to beware of such similarly named organisations functioning and operating in the market The Shree Rajput Karni Sena has been protesting the Deepika Padukone starrer since its inception claiming the film distorts historyWe started the initial protests against the release of the film which we still continue to do he said However the other duplicate Karni Senas are creating a dubious situation by releasing contradictory and fake news Kalvi added Speaking on the Bharatiya Janata Partys loss in the Rajasthan bypolls the Rajput leader said Around 17 organisations have joined hands and declared that they will make sure that BJP loses elections on each and every seat And we proved what we said Congress won with a big margin while BJP was a loser on its home turfJauhar ki jwala mein bahut kuchh jalega Aur bhi bahut ghatnayen hongi The fire of Jauhar will burn down many things there is more to come Padmaavat will decide many things in future Kalvi said We want the government to understand via political loss how it has hurt the sentiments of people here We have hit hard on notes as well as votes Bhansali was expected to get Rs 500 crore return however we scuttled his dreams and cut the profit margin to Rs 150 croreSimilarly the vote share of the BJP was reduced he added I have met 21 Chief Ministers and am looking forward to meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi soon I have got the call from PMO asking about my schedule and have given them my schedule Will see when can I meet him and apprise him on the present situation Kalvi added The Rajput leader strongly denied having any political aspirationsNone of us have any dream of floating a political party he said The Rajput Karni Sena on Friday had announced that it had decided to end the protests against Bhansalis Padmaavat stating that the film glorifies the valour of the Rajputs Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Senas Mumbai leader Yogendra Singh Kartar said that a few members of the outfit watched the film on the directions of the organisations national President Sukhdev Singh Gogamadi and found that the film glorifies the valour and sacrifice of Rajputs and every Rajput would feel proud after watching itCatch up on all the latest entertainment news and gossip hereDownload the new midday Android and iOS apps to get updates on all the latest and trending stories on the go