If you were unable to watch The Kerala Story, today is your chance! Doordarshan will air this movie for Bharat at 8 pm on 5th April 2024. This decision has ignited a fire in the political parties that specialize in appeasement!!! States like Kerala, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, etc. are left wringing their hands in displeasure.
Mounting political tensions and ideological clashes warm up as appetizers for the screening of this film. Is it a political flashpoint that could bring Bharat’s voters to their senses? Let’s delve deeper into this controversy that has been reignited by Doordarshan’s decision to ignore state and regional politics.
The Kerala Story – The Intent
At its core, ‘The Kerala Story’ sheds light on the issues surrounding forced conversions. The rising ISIS recruitments and love jihad in Kerala are its focal points. Helmed by Sudipto Sen, the movie stars Adah Sharma in a leading role. Its portrayal of real-life events is a chilling reality check to sleeping Sanatanis of Bharat. News is saturated with cases of young and naive Hindu girls who turn to Islam for the sake of their love. Later these same women are victims of violence and abuse by the very same ‘lovers’.
The film exposes how girls are coerced into becoming ISIS brides after Love Jihad blinds them to their humanity. However, the subject is deemed as a provocative topic in a movie! Why? Well, since the subject focuses on the violence and terrorism related to the ‘peaceful’ radicals. Consequently, the film faced bans in West Bengal upon release. Private ‘peaceful’ pressure was put on theaters to not screen the movie in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Despite the court’s approval of the content of the movie, the appeasement specialists were very worried about ISIS sympathizers in their states taking offense to the movie’s content.Â
Doordarshan’s Bold Screening – The Kerala Story
Against this backdrop of censorship and controversy, Doordarshan will broadcast ‘The Kerala Story’ on its National channel. This move takes on added significance when we observe that viewers are unable to watch a movie about conversion attempts by ISIS and Islamists.
Detractors argue that this move is a calculated political maneuver before the 2024 general elections to incite the masses. They are ready to stir up a storm in the name of ‘Communal Harmony’ to counter the narrative put forth in the film. However, the Doordarshan presentation of the semi-banned film is a way to circumvent their control on controlling the narrative of New Bharat. By airing the film on a national platform, it seems the intention is to spread the story and raise awareness among future victims of Love Jihad and ISIS conversions. It may be an attempt to present an alternative perspective on issues of terrorism and religious extremism in Bharat.
CPI(M) Fumes At Doordarshan
The CPI(M), led by Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, has vocally condemned Doordarshan’s decision to showcase The Kerala Stoey on its National channel. CM Pinarayi fumes and characterizes the move as an attempt to disrupt communal harmony in the nation. He calls the movie a ‘Sanghi Tool’ to polarize the state. Thereafter, he accuses the national broadcaster of becoming a propaganda tool for the BJP-RSS combine.
Similarly, other party members of the CPI(M) decry that the screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ is a violation of the Moral Code of Conduct. They imply that the screening of the movie will sow discord ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections!Â
Points To Ponder
All of Bharat will be able to view The Kerala Story for free on Doordarshan. Many curious viewers were unable to watch the movie in their states due to political and ‘peaceful’ pressure. Bharatvasis will finally feel the pain and suffering of women who were fooled under Love Jihad to join ISIS. Anyone who watches the movie at 8 pm today on DD National will come back aware and awake! The voices of such victims will be heard loud and clear without any political interference!
Kerala’s CM is projecting his insecurities about the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections on the screening of ‘The Kerala Story.’ The CPI(M) may try to politicize the screening, however, this presentation should also be safe under ‘Freedom of Expression’! Does the movie ask viewers to vote for the BJP? No! Is there any political context to the movie regarding the elections? No! Is the movie a clear and true story of terrorism and Islamic extremism? Yes! Then, one thing is clear – political discourse should not hinder willing viewers from learning this harsh truth. Let Doordarshan’s ‘The Kerala Story’ free Sleeping Sanatanis from their mental bindings. Let the movie’s viewership serve as a reminder to its detractors – Bharat can’t be brainwashed into accepting their ‘peaceful’ half-truths!