Amid the controversy surrounding the upcoming film "The Kerala Story", the youth wing of a leading🍃 state party and two individuals separately promised cash ༒awards for those who prove its storyline correct and provide facts.
The film starring Adah Sharma, slated to release on May 5, claims that aro𒐪und 32,000 wo♛men have gone missing from Kerala after being brainwashed, converted and sent for terror missions in India and abroad.
P.K. Firoz, chief of the Muslim Youth League, the youth wing of IUML, the second-largest member of the Congꩵress-led UDF, said they will give Rs 1 crore if those who made the film prove the storyline to be actually correct.
The second announcement came fro⭕m a blogger, K. Nazeer Hussain.
He said that he would "🎀;give Rs 10 lakh to anyone who can produce evidence that women were converted an🦹d forced to join the Islamic State".
Lawyer, and also an actor, Shukkur, wrote on Facebook that he would also give "Rs♎ 11 lakh to anyone who will name the Kerala women🧔 who were converted, and then joined the Islamic State".
As soon as the teaser of the film was released, the ruling CPI-M-led Left and the UDF demanded that𒆙 the film should not be screened. Kerala Culture Minister, Saji Cher♏ian said "if 'The Kerala Story' is screened, people should boycott it".
He also said that legal action would be taken.
The fi🍃lm is directed by Sudipto Sen. It traces the journey of four female college students ❀in Kerala who become part of Islamic State.
The film also stars Yogita Bihani, Siddhi Idnani, and Sonia Balani. It is produced by Vipul Amrutlal S🐓hah.
