Cong, DYFI, IUML youth wing demand ban on screening of ‘The Kerala Story’

Senior Congress legislator and Opposition Leader V D Satheesan said the film is part of “Sangh Parivar agenda” to polarise society. “The issue does not involve freedom of expression. The film trailer shows what the film wants to tell. The film is intended to insult Kerala at the international level. Kerala would stand united against the bid to foment communal polarisation,” he said.

CPI(M) youth wing DYFI, in a statement, said the film could insult religious sentiments and hence its screening should not be allowed in Kerala. “The film tries to establish Love jihad, which even the Union Home ministry had rejected. The film wants to create an impression that Kerala is a land of extremism. This is part of Sangh Parivar agenda,’’ said the statement.

The Youth League, the youth wing of IUML, said the film is sponsored by Sangh Parivar, aimed at polarising the society. “It would only create hatred among various faiths. The film gives a false impression that Muslims in Kerala are toiling to establish an Islamic state here. A case should be registered against the film director,” said Youth League state secretary P K Firoz.

However, pro-BJP Christian group Christian Association and Alliance for Social Action (CASA) came out in support of the film. CASA, in its social media page, had announced the release of the film, saying that it unveils the “love jihad’’ which had shattered several families in Kerala. CASA also flayed the Congress and the Left for their stand against the film.