Why not a film on current exodus from Kashmir: Sanjay Raut attacks Centre over targeted killings

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut asked whether a film would be made on the current exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley and if the BJP government would go to town promoting it, as with The Kashmir Files.

In a sharp attack on the Centre, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday wondered whether a film would be made on the current exodus of Kashmiri Pandits amid targeted killings in the Valley.

Sanjay Raut was referring to The Kashmir Files which was released earlier this year. Directed by Vivek Agnihotri, the film was about the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from Jammu and Kashmir in the early 1990s. The movie was made tax-free in several BJP-ruled states and was endorsed with glowing reviews by several top ministers and saffron party leaders. It went on to become a major box-office success.

Now, in light of the alarming increase in targeted terror violence in the Valley, Raut questioned whether the central government would go to town promoting a movie based on the current happenings.

Taking to Twitter, the Shiv Sena leader said, “Kashmiri Pandits are killed and forced to leave the valley. Those who promoted Kashmir Files are mum! Will they now make Kashmir Files-2 on the present situation? Will the PM promote this sequel as well? If History shouldn't be hidden, then shouldn't the Present also be accepted?”

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