The Kerala Story banned in West Bengal
Mamta Banerjee, chief minister,West Bengal has declared a ban on the film-“The Kerala Story” in the state citing step being taken to maintain peace and avoid violence in the state. She adds the film is a distorted story and is funded by the BJP to humiliate a section of society . The controversial film has been also pulled out from theatres in Tamil Nadu as confirmed by the Tamil Nadu Theatre and Multiplex Owners association.
Mamata Banerjee has come under fire from BJP who is calling her out for her hypocrisy over freedom of speech when previously she had applauded Mr. Amitabh Bachchans speech around Freedom of speech during the Pathan controversy.
Even before the ban, there were incidents reported on twitter where the screening was stopped by police and people who came to watch the movie in theatres were asked to leave.
In Rajasthan a dalit man was beaten and threatened for posting a good review of the movie
