The Kerala Story has come out to be one of the crucial controversial motion pictures of 2023, with subjects reminiscent of ISIS, non secular conversion, and love jihad being talked about within the movie, triggering a political outrage and strict response from some state governments.
Slamming the contents of the film, some states have determined to ban the screening of The Kerala Story of their state to stop the unfold of hatred, whereas some states have come out to help the film, making the film tickets tax free of their states.
Till now, The Kerala Story has been banned in two states and has been declared tax free in two states. The makers of the film have clarified that whereas The Kerala Story has been impressed by true incidents, the numbers and the incidents of the movie have been exaggerated and dramatized.
Which states have banned The Kerala Story?
West Bengal
The West Bengal authorities led by CM Mamata Banerjee has banned the screening of The Kerala Story within the state. The chief minister stated, “What is ‘The Kashmir Files?’ it is to humiliate one section. What is ‘The Kerala Story? It is a distorted story.”
Tamil Nadu
The Multiplex Owners Association in Tamil Nadu has determined to cease the screening of The Kerala Files from all of the cinema halls as a “precautionary measure”, as a result of delicate nature of the movie.
States which have declared The Kerala Story tax-free
Madhya Pradesh
BJP-led Madhya Pradesh was the primary state to declare The Kerala Story as a tax-free film, that means that the tickets can be at a reduced value, saying that the film raises consciousness in regards to the menace of ‘love jihad’.
Uttar Pradesh
The Yogi Adityanath authorities in Uttar Pradesh declared The Kerala Story tax free on Tuesday, and stated that he would watch the film together with his cupboard ministers on Friday this week.
Uttarakhand
The BJP-led Uttarakhand authorities declared The Kerala Story tax free within the state, sparking a large backlash from opposition leaders from the Congress celebration, who’ve termed the film as a “propaganda film”.
