NEW DELHI, May 1:
Keralites have every right to state that “The Kerala Story” is a “misrepresentation of our reality”, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said on Monday, stressing that he was not calling for a ban on the film as freedom of expression does not cease to be valuable just because it can be misused.
Tagging a poster of the Muslim Youth League Kerala offering a reward of Rs 1 crore if someone can prove allegations that 32,000 Keralites converted and fled to Syria, Tharoor said, “Now there’s an opportunity for all those hyping the alleged conversions of 32,000 women on Kerala to Islamism – to prove their case and make some money.”
“Will they be up to the challenge or is there simply no proof because none exists?” the MP from Thiruvananthapuram said, using the hashtag ‘Not Our Kerala Story’.
In another tweet, he said, “Let me stress, I am not calling for a ban on the film. Freedom of expression does not cease to be valuable just because it can be misused. But Keralites have every right to say loud & clear that this is a misrepresentation of our reality.” (PTI)
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