Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 Former Mizoram Governor Kummanam Rajasekharan said on Saturday that he would watch the film "The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond" because he had seen its prequel and found nothing wrong with it.
Rajasekharan, who is also a former BJP state president, also said that there was nothing wrong with the sequel and asked how it would affect secularism in the state.
"I will definitely watch it. I saw the first film, and there was nothing wrong with that. There is nothing wrong with this film (The Kerala Story 2) either. How will it affect secularism?" he asked while speaking to reporters.
When reporters told him that the movie's ticket sales were low, the senior BJP leader said that everyone is free to decide whether to watch the film or not.
He said that the movie is about the plight of women who have faced such problems, as depicted in the film.
Rajasekharan further said that there are books that discuss such issues, but no one has objected to them.
He also claimed that there is a fear among minority communities, including Christians, about such extremist activities.
A division bench of the Kerala High Court on Friday had paved the way for the release of "The Kerala Story 2-Goes Beyond" by staying the single judge order, which had put the movie's screening on hold for 15 days.
The bench had said that the single judge's finding that the guidelines for certification have not been followed by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) are "based solely on a few clippings and without viewing the movie," and therefore, it "cannot be countenanced."
The single judge, on Thursday, had held that prima facie, the censor board, CBFC, had not applied its mind to the requirements of the law.
The judge also said that "the possibility of communal disharmony or denigration of a community also being prima facie involved in the movie," its release without scrutiny by higher authorities would be legally improper.
The judge further said that the content of the film's teaser has "a prima facie potential to distort public perception and disturb communal harmony."
