‘The Kerala Story’ is among a string of films released since last year which appealed to BJP base
MUMBAI – A Bollywood film about young Indian women recruited by Islamic State has sparked renewed controversy ahead of India's elections, with the opposition saying its screening on national TV on Friday night could "sow seeds of religious animosity".
"Doordarshan is not an agency to undertake communal campaigns for BJP candidates," Kerala's chief minister, Pinarayi Vijayan, said in a statement regarding the airing of the film. The BJP has little presence in many southern Indian states like Kerala but is keen to win more seats there in its bid to secure more than 400 in total for its coalition out of the 543 seats in the lower house of parliament.
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