'For Sunanda's sake...': Vivek Agnihotri, Shashi Tharoor spar over ban on The Kashmir Files in Singapore

Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri and MP Shashi Tharoor got engaged in a Twitter war after the latter tweeted that 'The Kashmir Files', a film backed by the BJP, had been banned by the Singapore government for being 'provocative and one-sided'.

The Twitter war over the Vivek Agnihotri directorial ‘The Kashmir Files’ seems to have no end. A tweet by Member of Parliament from Kerala’s Thiruvananthapuram Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday, May 10, triggered a fresh battle — this time between the filmmaker and the politician.

Taking a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party, Shashi Tharoor on Monday tweeted a news article and said: “Film promoted by India’s ruling party, #KashmirFiles, banned in Singapore.” The article by Singapore headquartered Channel News Asia, quoting the country’s government officials, called the film “provocative and one-sided portrayal of Muslims”.

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Film promoted by India’s ruling party, #KashmirFiles, banned in Singapore: https://t.co/S6TBjglele pic.twitter.com/RuaoTReuAH

Responding to the MP’s tweet, Vivek Agnihotri, in typical ‘Tharoor style’, called the MP “fopdoodle” (meaning stupid) and “gnashnab” (meaning one who complains all the time), seemingly alluding to the politician’s tendency to use complicated words.

Agnihotri said: “Singapore is most regressive censor in the world. It even banned The Last Temptations of Jesus Christ (ask your madam),” an apparent dig at Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi. “Even a romantic film called #TheLeelaHotelFiles will be banned,” Agnihotri added.