"I, along with my cabinet colleagues and family members, will watch 'The Kerala Story' on May 11," he stated at a press conference at Janata Bhawan in Dispur.
Digital
Desk: While the film 'The Kerala Story' has been met with hostility and
criticism in several regions of India, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma
announced on Monday that he, cabinet ministers, and family will watch it. They plan
to see the film on May 11.
"I,
along with my cabinet colleagues and family members, will watch 'The Kerala
Story' on May 11," he stated at a press conference at Janata Bhawan in
Dispur.
"I
have no intention of promoting the film," says CM Sarma, "but I will
say that I intend to watch it." I'm not sure who will join me, but I know
I'll be watching the movie on the specified date."
Earlier on Sunday, BJP national president Jagat
Prakash Nadda attended a special exhibiting of the contentious film at Bengaluru's
Garuda Mall.
"There's a new type of terrorism that is
without ammunition," Nadda remarked after watching the film. "'Kerala
Story' exposes that poisonous terrorism." This type of terrorism has
nothing to do with any state or religion..."
Meanwhile, Tamil Nadu theatre owners have opted not to show the film. Several online ticket booking services have pulled it from their Chennai listings, and only thirteen theatres are now showing the film in the state.
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