VIDEO: UP CM Yogi Adityanath watches 'The Kerala Story' with his cabinet
UP CM Yogi Adityanath watched the Adah Sharma starrer movie 'The Kerala Story' with his entire cabinet at a special screening in Lucknow. The special screening of the film took place at Lok Bhavan Auditorium.
FollowUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday watched the Adah Sharma starrer movie 'The Kerala Story' with his entire cabinet at a special screening. The special screening of the film took place at Lok Bhavan Auditorium at 11.30 am.
Earlier on Wednesday, 'The Kerala Story' producers met with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in Lucknow. The members, including producer Vipul Shah, lead actress Adah Sharma and director Sudipto Sen, discussed the movie with Adityanath and requested him to watch it. The movie crew hailed the Adityanath government's efforts to stop "love jihad" and forced religious conversion in the state by enacting the Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Ordinance, 2020, during their meeting with the chief minister, according to a statement.
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The meeting with the film crew came a day after "The Kerala Story" was made tax-free by the Uttar Pradesh government. Like Uttar Pradesh, the Madhya Pradesh government declared the film tax free, and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma came out in support of the movie.
"The Kerala Story" revolves around conversion of young Hindu women in Kerala and their recruitment by the terror group Islamic State (IS). The movie, which premiered on May 5, has caused a political uproar with opposing parties charging that it promotes hatred. The film features Adah Sharma, Yogita Bihani, Sonia Balani and Siddhi Idnani in lead roles.
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