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New Delhi: The Congress and CPI(M) have strongly objected to Doordarshans decision to screen the controversial film The Kerala Story, with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan saying that the public service broadcaster should not become a propaganda machine of the BJP-RSS combine and must withdraw its decision, considering the upcoming polls...
The Kerala Congress meanwhile approached the Election Commission of India (ECI) Friday to stop Doordarshan from telecasting the movie...
In an X post Thursday, Doordarshan which is still the most widely viewed TV channel in India announced that it will be screening the film Friday, describing it as the story of Kerala that shook the whole world!..
In a letter to the ECI, the Congresss V. D. Satheesan, who is Leader of Opposition in the Kerala assembly, wrote, As you are aware, Kerala Story is a propaganda film based on extremely false premises and attempts to paint a bleak picture of the people of the state..
And yet, the lies of this film being officially circulated by an official broadcaster is truly disgusting, its propaganda at its cheapest and worst, the agency quoted him as saying.. #WATCH | On Doordarshan to broadcast the movie 'Kerala Story', Congress MP Shashi Tharoor says, "To be honest, it's really shameful..