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BJP leader wants Bhansali to be tried for treason

  •   Fri, Nov 10 2017 12:33:12 PM

New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS): "Padmavati" director Sanjay Leela Bhansali should be tried for treason for distorting history, BJP member Arjun Gupta has urged in a letter addressed to Home Minister Rajnath Singh.

Gupta, who is the General Secretary of the Uttar Bharatiya Morcha, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), said something "disgusting" is being done in the pursuit of earning money and for boosting one's career.

Referring to Bhansali, Gupta said that he has tried to malign Rani Padmavati's sacrifice through "Padmavati".

"The whole country, not just the Rajput community, is standing against it. He needs to be severely punished by being tried for treason for his attempt to distort history, so that in future any filmmaker is wary of these kind of projects."

Gupta has also appealed that the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) to "not certify this film".

"I am fully confident that my letter will taken into consideration, and a sedition case is run (registered) against Bhansali," Gupta added.

"Padmavati" is slated to release on December 1, and there is brouhaha over it as various organisations have been targeting the filmmaker for distortion of history in the movie, touted as a "historical drama".

Bhansali has repeatedly clarified that the film has no such scene between Rani Padmavati and invader Alauddin Khilji which can hurt sentiments.
  

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  • Danish, Mangalore

    Fri, Nov 10 2017

    If treason/sedition is the solution for the day for distorting history, then majority of the Ruling Central Government Politicians would have been in Prison.
    -Cow exhales Oxygen
    -Saying Chandragupta belonged to Gupta Dynasty,when the fact was he belonged to Maurya Dynasty
    -Alexander's Army was defeated by the Biharis, when the fact is Alexander never crossed Ganga nor reached Bihar.
    -Taxila was in Bihar, when the fact is it's in Pakistan
    -Confusing Shyamji Krishna Verma the freedom fighter with Syama Prasad Mookerjee
    -Prouncing Mohanlal Karamchand Gandhi instead of Mohandas.
    -Publishing wrong Statistics be it on Economy or GDP
    -Distorting TajMahal with Tejo Mahalaya
    -Rewriting various history of past leaders who fought for Independence.

    ...the issues goes on and on. If Padmavati is hurting the sentiments of few Groups, then the above facts have hurted the sentiments of over 100Crore Citizens of India.
    If the Government is so concerned about sentiments, why not get concerned over Minorities whose sentiments have been hurted repeatedly by the Ruling Government, be it food habits, personal interference, discrimination and so on. Do stop the Directors from showing Minorities as Villian or an Extremist in Movies, since 90% of Indian Movies will always frame Minorities as Villians/Extremists which hurts a part of Minority sentiments.

    India is a Multiculture nation. Lets not destroy the fabric of this Great Nation by appeasing Citizens as a tool for Political usage.

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  • Laks, Karkala

    Fri, Nov 10 2017

    Same punishment should be applied for those who is distroying the name of Taj mahal

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Fri, Nov 10 2017

    Just one question. Can somebody please tell me how these parties know whether the history is distorted in the movie ? Its not released yet and nobody has seen it. What if the movie is a tribute to Rani Padmavati for her sacrifice. Every time a controversy is created so that more and more persons watch the movie and make the movie gets the verdict as a big hit.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Fri, Nov 10 2017

    Distorting history becomes the order of the day

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