Letter.

Letter Published in Gulf news UAE on 26 Jan 18  Row over film continues

Recent protests from nationalists of a few states in India over the film Padmaavat, whose release was said to be banned in some states in India, were cleared by the Supreme Court of India (“‘Padmaavat’ outrage: Appeal to Indian PM to ban film”, Gulf News, January 22). This was good news for the film, and particularly the fans of the actors in the movie. The Court said that the film was already cleared by Central Board of Film Certification, and hence cannot be stopped by the states. Despite the top court’s order, a particular nationalist group is still not willing to approve the release, which is a surprise. How are the states going to tackle the issue? We have to wait and see.

From Mr K Ragavan

India