The Kerala high court has observed that The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond depicts a state like Kerala where everyone lives in communal harmony in a wrong light.
According to PTI report, The court also observed that using the state’s name and claiming the film is based on true facts can lead to communal tensions in the state.
The observations came from Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas while hearing arguments on three separate pleas seeking to quash the certificate for public viewing granted to The Kerala Story 2 – Goes Beyond.
When the matter came up again in the post lunch session, the court was told that the producers of the film were willing to withdraw the teasers of the film.
The petitioner has claimed that the film was certified for public viewing by the CBFC allegedly without due compliance with the statutory mandate under the Cinematograph Act, 1952.
According to the petition, the grievance arises from the teaser and trailer of the film, which portray narratives involving women from multiple states, yet brand the content as ‘The Kerala Story’, thereby associating alleged incidents of terrorism, forced conversion and demographic conspiracy exclusively with the state of Kerala.
“Such a portrayal has the potential to stigmatise an entire regional population, disturb public order, and incite communal and regional disharmony”, the petition has said.
