<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday ordered an immediate ban on the screening of the controversial film <em>The Kerala Story</em> to avoid “any incident of hatred and violence”, a senior official said here.</p>.<p>Action will be taken against any theatre found showing the film, the official said.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Banerjee described <em>The Kerala Story </em>as a distorted movie, aimed at defaming the southern state.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/those-who-oppose-the-kerala-story-are-supporters-of-pfi-isis-anurag-thakur-1216696.html"><strong>Also read | Those who oppose 'The Kerala Story' are supporters of PFI, ISIS: Anurag Thakur</strong></a></p>.<p>"To avoid any incident of hatred and violence and to maintain peace in the state, the CM has directed an immediate ban on screening of <em>The Kerala Story</em>. Action will be taken against any cinema hall that violates the ban," the bureaucrat told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, BJP's I-T department head Amit Malviya said the decision is unfortunate as the movie gives a "real account of victims who have endured the horrors of demographic invasion and have been used as cannon fodder" for the terrorist organisation IS.</p>.<p>"Who is Mamata Banerjee trying to please with this ban? Does she think Muslims of Bengal relate more to the IS than the Indian Constitution? Shame on her regressive politics.</p>.<p>"There was no threat to law and order in Bengal because of the movie, which was being screened in over a dozen cinema halls in Kolkata alone. But now, with this dog whistle, one can expect the worse," he said.</p>.<p>Several BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have spoken favourably of the movie.</p>.<p><em>The Kerala Story</em>, directed by Sudipto Sen, depicts how women from Kerala were converted to Islam and recruited by Islamic State terrorist group. The film was released on May 5.</p>
<p>West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday ordered an immediate ban on the screening of the controversial film <em>The Kerala Story</em> to avoid “any incident of hatred and violence”, a senior official said here.</p>.<p>Action will be taken against any theatre found showing the film, the official said.</p>.<p>Earlier in the day, Banerjee described <em>The Kerala Story </em>as a distorted movie, aimed at defaming the southern state.</p>.<p><a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/those-who-oppose-the-kerala-story-are-supporters-of-pfi-isis-anurag-thakur-1216696.html"><strong>Also read | Those who oppose 'The Kerala Story' are supporters of PFI, ISIS: Anurag Thakur</strong></a></p>.<p>"To avoid any incident of hatred and violence and to maintain peace in the state, the CM has directed an immediate ban on screening of <em>The Kerala Story</em>. Action will be taken against any cinema hall that violates the ban," the bureaucrat told <em>PTI</em>.</p>.<p>Meanwhile, BJP's I-T department head Amit Malviya said the decision is unfortunate as the movie gives a "real account of victims who have endured the horrors of demographic invasion and have been used as cannon fodder" for the terrorist organisation IS.</p>.<p>"Who is Mamata Banerjee trying to please with this ban? Does she think Muslims of Bengal relate more to the IS than the Indian Constitution? Shame on her regressive politics.</p>.<p>"There was no threat to law and order in Bengal because of the movie, which was being screened in over a dozen cinema halls in Kolkata alone. But now, with this dog whistle, one can expect the worse," he said.</p>.<p>Several BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, have spoken favourably of the movie.</p>.<p><em>The Kerala Story</em>, directed by Sudipto Sen, depicts how women from Kerala were converted to Islam and recruited by Islamic State terrorist group. The film was released on May 5.</p>