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A political row has erupted about the film 'The Kerala Story' released last year, which garnered praise from the right-wing group, including several cabinet leaders of the Modi government..
In the latest development, the screening of the film on the Doordarshan TV channel has led to a bitter political spat between the left and right-wing groups..
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has denounced Doordarshan's decision to telecast "The Kerala Story" and has asked the public broadcaster to withdraw from screening the controversial movie..
. Kerala opposition leader V D Satheesan wrote on the X platfrom, The strategy of the Sangh Parivar administration led by Modi is to create division within secular society by screening the film 'The Kerala Story', which is a collection of untruthThe politics of division cannot be used in Kerala"..
Congress Working Committee member Ramesh Chennithala also said that the move to screen 'The Kerala Story' on Doordarshan, "creates division in society"..