• Assam CM intends to watch ‘The Kerala Story’ on May 11

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    Assam CM intends to watch ‘The Kerala Story’ 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.

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    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."



    mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;
    mso-fareast-language:EN-US">Earlier on Sunday, BJP national president Jagat
    Prakash Nadda attended a special exhibiting of the contentious film at Bengaluru's
    Garuda Mall.



    mso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;
    mso-fareast-language:EN-US">"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..."



    mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US">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.