Opposition leader VD Satheesan said that permission should not be given to The Kerala Story. The film tells a falsehood that 32,000 women in Kerala converted and became members of the Islamic State. VD Satheesan demanded that the Sangh Parivar’s agenda is to create sectarianism and division in the society by casting doubt on the minority groups and therefore, permission should not be granted in the state. Satheesan alleged that this is not an issue of freedom of expression but part of an attempt to implement the Sangh Parivar agenda of creating sectarianism and division in society by casting doubt on minority groups. The trailer makes it clear what the film intends to say. What director Sudipto Sen has told the media about the film’s content is in front of the public. The leader of the opposition said that it is clear that the film is trying to insult and slander Kerala at the international level.
This is part of the agenda to sprout the seeds of sectarianism that Modi has sown for political gain. Kerala will stand united against this deliberate move to foster religious rivalry and enmity. That is the tradition of this country. The very dangerous move to separate people in the name of religion must be rooted out. The Sangh Parivar will never understand the meaning of the word humanity. He said that he should not think that Kerala can be divided by spewing the poison of communalism. Protests were raised from Kerala itself against the film, which claims that tens of thousands of young women in Kerala have been recruited by terrorist organizations. The trailer says that the plot of the film is that a young woman from Kerala joins ISIS. The film is directed by Sudeepto Sen. The teaser of the film was released in November last year.