The Kerala Story: Politics over the controversial film The Kerala Story is not dying down anytime soon. A day after Bengal banned the film that claims to tell stories of three women radicalised into joining terror group ISIS, the Uttar Pradesh government announced that the movie will be made tax-free in the state.
The film has sharply divided public opinion and has triggered opposite responses from state governments.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Moday said the film will be banned in the state as it may create unrest.
The UP chief minister tweeted on Tuesday, “The Kerala Story to be made tax-free in Uttar Pradesh.” The CM is expected to watch the movie with his cabinet colleagues at a special screening.
MP government makes the film tax free
Earlier, the BJP government in Madhya Pradesh also made the film tax free. Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan said the film “exposes the conspiracy of love Jihad, religious conversion and terrorism and brings out its hideous face”.
BJP leaders across the country have urged state governments, especially in non-BJP ruled states, to extend tax-free status to ‘The Kerala Story’.
Kerala govt slams makers
The CPM-led Kerala government slammed the film’s makers accusing them of taking up the Sangh Parivar’s propaganda. Though the Kerala government has not banned the film, theatre owners have decided not to screen the movie out of safety concerns.
In neighbouring Tamil Nadu too, cinema halls have decided not to screen the movie “due to law and order concerns.”
‘The Kerala Story’ is produced by Vipul Amrutlal Shah and directed by Sudipto Sen. It sparked a row soon after its trailer released last year.
On Monday BJP national president JP Nadda watched the film at a screening in Bengaluru and said it exposes a new and dangerous form of terrorism. He also stressed that ‘The Kerala Story’ is not about any particular state or religion.
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