Teaser Of 'The Kerala Story' Sparks Row, Shows 32000 Kerala Women Converted & Inducted Into ISIS

The teaser of The Kerala Story has caused a furore on social media. It is being widely shared on the internet and people are bashing it left, right and centre. What is the film directed by Sudipto Sen and produced by VA Shah about and why are people against it? Here's all you need to know.

What is The Kerala Story about?

Heart breaking and gut wrenching stories of 32000 females in Kerala!#ComingSoon#VipulAmrutlalShah @sudiptoSENtlm @adah_sharma @Aashin_A_Shah#SunshinePictures #TheKeralaStory #UpcomingMovie #TrueStory #AdahSharma pic.twitter.com/M6oROuGGSu

¡ª Adah Sharma (@adah_sharma) November 3, 2022

The teaser of the film shows a burqa-clad woman (actor Adah Sharma) recounting her past as a Hindu named Shalini Unnikrishnan. She says she wanted to be a nurse and help save lives. However, she was converted to Islam and became an ISIS terrorist lodged in an Afghanistan jail. She says her name is Fatima Ba and she is not alone. About 32,000 girls like her who have been converted to Islam and sent to Syria and Yemen.

"A dangerous game is on in Kerala to convert normal girls to dangerous terrorists, that too in front of everyone¡¯s eyes," she says.

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Controversy over The Kerala Story

Shalini, Geetanjali, Nimah &Asifa marked my lifeline since last 5yrs. Choking me till I tell their stories. Soon u'll get to see a film which u never imagined, in ur remotest imagination. Thank u Ambikaji, @YaduVJkrishnan, @sunshinepicture & Vipul A Shah from bottom of my heart pic.twitter.com/NmSltqzpf3

¡ª Sudipto SEN (@sudiptoSENtlm) November 3, 2022

CPI(M) MP John Brittas urges Union Home Minister Amit Shah demanding action against the movie.

Brittas said that claims about 32,000 women converting and joining terror are "absolutely rubbish and fallacious."

"Such dissemination of grossly false information may lead to inconceivable repercussions and unrest in the society and the same will amount to defaming the state as well. The false narrative is being massively spread over social media. It is not only derogatory in nature but also aimed at causing communal divide and tension between various religions, which, therefore, entails serious penal consequences," the Rajya Sabha member said in the letter.

Teaser of ¡®The Kerala Story¡¯, falsely claims that 32000 women from Kerala were converted to IS & send abroad. Being widely circulated, this severly threatens harmony, secularism& national unity apart from defaming Kerala. Wrote to @AmitShah ji& @ianuragthakur ji for urgent action pic.twitter.com/spWh8su4l4

¡ª John Brittas (@JohnBrittas) November 9, 2022

He also said that according to news reports back in 2019, the Home Ministry had put the number of women who were radicalised and recruited into ISIS from across the country at 155 and the ground reality is far different from what is claimed in the video.

"In these circumstances, considering the exigency, I strongly urge upon the ministry to take swift actions in this regard," he said in the letter.

Earlier, Kerala director general of police Anil Kant had ordered FIR in the case

An FIR has been lodged against makers of ¡®The Kerala Story¡¯ for misrepresenting facts. Politicians from the CPIM & Congress want the movie banned. What about ¡°creative expression¡± & ¡°artistic freedom¡±? Or do they only apply to movies that abuse Hinduism?

¡ª Kavita (@Sassy_Hindu) November 10, 2022

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DGP Anil Kant directed Thiruvananthapuram police commissioner Sparjan Kumar to register case against the crew of The Kerala Story. The complaint was sent to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan who forwarded the same to the DGP for appropriate action, the source said. The top police official, thereafter, directed the high-tech crime inquiry cell of the police to conduct a robe and submit a report, the source said.

Based on the cell's report, Kant has directed registration of an FIR and investigation into the complaint, it said.

Earlier, Tamil Nadu-based journalist BR Arvindakshan had written to the country¡¯s film certification board chief Prasoon Joshi and others seeking a ban on the movie.

Dear @amitmalviya Some forces are trying to bring this country into disrepute through the movie "The Kerala Story" by spreading false information

So I was the one who filed the complaint to prevent the release of that film..
No other powers https://t.co/QMunQtZZrJ

¡ª Aravindakshan B R (@RealAravind36) November 9, 2022

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