Protests against 'Padmaavat' to continue, declare Karni Sena

Lokendra Singh KalviShree Rajput Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Saturday declared that his outfit is the real Karni Sena and that its protests against Sanjay Leela Bhansalis Padmaavat would continue even as a Karni Sena wing whose Mumbai faction had declared it was ending its protest did a Uturn in the evening Sukhdev Gogamedi national president of Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena told reporters that Whoever saw the film yesterday Friday did so on personal basis and the person who wrote the letter ending the protest has been expelledHe also said that his outfit has called an emergency meeting of office bearers to take a call on the film To a question about a sting operation of those who went to Delhi to see the film Gogamedi said he will respond when the sting footage comes out Earlier in the day Kalvi told IANS that his group is the real Karni Sena and it 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 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 seatAnd we proved what we said Congress won with a big margin while BJP was a loser on its home turf Jauhar 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 Shree Rashtriya 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 Gogamedi 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