Congress leader Nana Patole calls for ban on film Adipurush

Maharashtra Congress chief Nana Patole on Monday demanded a ban on the film Adipurush, claiming it insulted Lord Sriram and Lord Hanuman.

“BJP proclaims it is a pro-Hindutva government, and yet when a movie insults Lord Shri Ram and Lord Hanuman it says nothing about it. The character of Lord Hanuman has been made to mouth dialogues in slang language. In the name of a film, they have made a cartoon. How was this film cleared? Was the censor board sleeping? Those who insult Lord Shri Ram and Lord Hanuman should apologise to the public,” said Patole, demanding that the film be banned. He was addressing a press conference at party headquarters Tilak Bhavan.

Earlier, citing information accessed under Right to Information (RTI) Act, Patole claimed that in the year 2016-17, around 176 crore of Rs 500 notes, worth Rs 88,000 crore, have disappeared.

“In whose pocket did it go?” asked Patole demanding a joint parliamentary committee investigation in the issue. “Where did the money go? This is a serious question,” he said.