The Kerala Story' taking up Sangh Parivar propaganda by raising 'love jihad' issue: CM Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday slammed the makers of The Kerala Story film saying they were taking up the Sangh Parivar propaganda of projecting the state as a centre of religious extremism by raising the issue of love jihad a concept rejected by the courts probe agencies and even the Union Home MinistryVijayan 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 the stateHe said that despite the issue of love jihad being rejected by probe agencies courts and the MHA it was being raised in connection with Kerala as the main premise of the film only to humiliate the state in front of the worldThe CM in a statement said that such propaganda films and the alienation of Muslims depicted in them should be viewed in the context of Sangh Parivars efforts to gain political advantage in KeralaHe also accused the Sangh Parivar of trying to destroy the religious harmony in the state by sowing the poisonous seeds of communalismVijayan alleged that since the Sangh Parivars politics of division was not working in Kerala as it did in other places it was trying to spread it through a film based on fake stories unsupported by any fact or evidenceIn the trailer of the movie we see a hoax that 32000 women in Kerala were converted and became members of the Islamic State This bogus story is a product of the Sangh Parivars lie factory the CM contended in his statementAlso Read MVA rally Traffic to be hit in parts of Mumbai on May 1 police issues advisoryHe said that freedom of expression cannot be a justification for using cinema to spread sectarianism in the state and create divisionsIt is not a licence to spread lies and communalism and divide the people in the state he addedViayan urged Malayalis to reject such moves and be vigilant against the attempts to spread communal unrest in the society through false propagandaHe also warned of legal action against antisocial activitiesA couple of days ago both the ruling CPIM in Kerala and the opposition Congress hit out at the controversial upcoming movie The Kerala Story saying freedom of expression was not a licence to spew venom in society and the film was an attempt to destroy the communal harmony of the stateThe Congress urged the government not to give permission to screen the controversial movie as it aimed to create communal divisions in society through false claimsThe Democratic Youth Federation of India DYFI the youth wing of the ruling CPIM had also lashed out against the film and said its trailer itself hurt religious sentiments and sought stern action against itThe Kerala Story starring Adah Sharma is set to be released in cinemas on May 5The Kerala Story written and directed by Sudipto Sen is portrayed as unearthing the events behind approximately 32000 women allegedly going missing in the southern state The film falsely claims they converted got radicalised and were deployed in terror missions in India and the worldThe films writerdirector Sudipto Sens earlier movies are Aasma Lucknow Times and The Last MonkThe Kerala Story is backed by Sunshine Pictures Private Limited founded by Vipul Amrutlal Shah who serves as the producer creative director and cowriter on the filmThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever