Tamil Nadu-based journalist Aravindakshan BR has requested the Censor Board to ban the upcoming movie The Kerala Story. Aravindakshan has sent petitions to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) chairperson Prasoon Joshi, Kerala Chief Minister’s Office (CMO), and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting asking for a ban on the movie.
Aravindakshan has asked to ban the movie unless director Sudipto Sen and producer Vipul Amrutal Shah submit documents confirming the veracity of the information present. He further argues that the movie shows Kerala in a bad light.
“It is a very bad thing to try and make the state of Kerala look like a state that supports terrorism through the film. This is not only against the unity and sovereignty of India, but also a disgrace to the country’s intelligence agencies,” Aravindakshan said while talking to The News Minute.
“The teaser mentions that 32,000 women have been forcibly converted and joined ISIS. If that is the case, it means that nine women from Kerala have been converted and have joined ISIS every day in the past 10 years. That means 3,000 women have joined ISIS every year. This does not seem acceptable unless the information can be verified”, Aravindakshan added.
The Kerala Story is based on the events in which Muslim women from Kerala went missing and joined the Islamic terrorist outfit ISIS. The teaser of the movie features actress Adah Sharma wearing hijab, who narrates her account. The makers have said that the movie is inspired by true events.
“My name was Shalini Unnikrishnan and I wanted to become a nurse and serve humanity. Now I am Fatima Ba, an ISIS terrorist in a jail in Afghanistan. I am not alone. There are 32,000 girls like me who have been converted and buried in the deserts of Syria and Yemen. A deadly game is being played to convert normal girls into dreaded terrorists in Kerala, and that too in the open. Will nobody stop them? This is my story. This is the story of those 32,000 girls. This is The Kerala Story”, the actress is seen saying in the teaser.
