Sammya Mukhopadhyay

New Delhi, Delhi, India

Vivek Agnihotri’s film “The Kashmir Files” based on the exodus of Kashmiri Hindus has been outlawed in Singapore citing concerns over its “potential to cause enmity between different communities.” The Singapore government issued a statement Monday saying: “The film will be refused classification for its provocative and one-sided portrayal of Muslims and the depictions of Hindus being persecuted in the ongoing conflict in Kashmir.” ,The film, when released in India, saw immense popularity among the right-wing ecosystem, but was criticised by others for presenting a partisan view of history. The Singapore government said the representations have the potential to cause animosity between different communities and “disrupt social cohesion and religious harmony in our multi-racial and multi-religious society.”,It further said that the city-state’s film classification guidelines refuse classification to any material “that is denigrating to racial or religious communities in Singapore.”,“The Kashmir Files,” while being lambasted for its partisan view, has found wide viewership in India. The film was praised by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders. A hit at the Box Office, Agnihotri’s film has been criticised for spreading “anti-Muslim sentiment and playing fast and loose with facts.” ,Agnihotri, the film’s director, recently said that there is an international political campaign against him and his film by foreign media outlets. ,Shashi Tharoor, Congress leader and former Union minister, shared the Singapore government’s statement and wrote: “Film promoted by India’s ruling party, Kashmir Files, banned in Singapore.” ,Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said on March 17 that the Indian prime minister should work on rehabilitating Kashmiri Pandits instead of spreading hate and division in society. ,Opposition leaders from parties apart from the Congress have also spoken out about the film. Mamata Banerjee, West Bengal chief minister and Trinamool Congress supremo, has described the film as a conspiracy and said it “was mostly fiction”. Mehbooba Mufti, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister, accused the BJP-led Union government of weaponizing the pain of Kashmiri Pandits. ,Arvind Kejriwal, the Delhi chief minister, criticised BJP’s promotion of the film so staunchly that BJP workers launched a protest outside Kejriwal’s home.

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  <li>Singapore has banned “The Kashmir Files”</li>
  <li>“The Kashmir Files” is a film about Hindu exodus from Kashmir in the 1990s</li>
  <li>Singapore government refused classification to the film for being “provocative”</li>
</ul>

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, appreciated the recently released film 'The Kashmir Files', and on Tuesday said more movies like this should be made so people can become aware of the truth. ,Modi was addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) parliamentary party meeting before the day's proceedings began in the parliament. There he spoke about the role of the film industry when it came to presenting history. ,Also Read | Have 'scripted a new history’: PM Narendra Modi on BJP's electoral dominance,He said People who always raise the flag of freedom of expression are restless. Instead of reviewing on facts, the campaign is being been run to discredit it... Modi noted that there are several important chapters in Indian history like the Partition or the 1957 Emergency on which no authentic films have been made, and added like movies like 'The Kashmir Files' were important for people to know the truth. ,He noted that the movie was being outright discredited rather than being critiqued on facts or art. ,Also Read | India to resume regular international flights from March 27 after 2-year hiatus,Modi added The film has shown the truth which has been suppressed for years, Prime Minister said. Those who have problem with what is being shown in the movie should come out with their own version of the facts. Truth should be brought in the right form before the country. The truth prevailed in Kashmir Files. He further said The Kashmir Files is a very good movie. All of you should watch it. More movies like Gandhi and Kashmiri Files need to be made for people to know the truth. ,Recently, states ruled by the BJP have made the film free from entertainment tax. Several chief ministers have openly backed the movie and on Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh, where the BJP won a second time, also declared the movie tax free. Also Read | Narendra Modi says Quad must focus on peace, stability in Indo-Pacific,The movie team, including director Vivek Agnihotri, had already met the Prime Minister on March 12, when Modi had congratulated them and appreciated the film. ,'The Kashmir Files' deals with the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir Insurgency.

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  <li>PM Narendra Modi appreciated the recently released movie 'The Kashmir Files'&nbsp;</li>
  <li>The movie deals with the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits during the Kashmir Insurgency&nbsp;</li>
  <li>Modi noted that 'truth prevailed' in 'The Kashmir Files'</li>
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Why Singapore banned Vivek Agnihotri’s ‘The Kashmir Files’?

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