J&K cleric calls for ban on The Kashmir Files, says Muslims’ blood ignored for 32 years
India Today
A Jammu and Kashmir maulvi has slammed ‘The Kashmir Files’, alleging that the movie is divisive and ignores the pain and sufferings of the Muslim community.
The row over Vivek Agnihotri’s directorial ‘The Kashmir Files’ continues even after weeks of its release. The movie, which is based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s, has kicked a storm in the country. Now, a cleric in Jammu and Kashmir has called for a ban on the film, slamming it for allegedly ignoring the Muslim community’s pain and bloodshed.
Addressing a gathering inside Jamia Masjid in J&K’s Rajouri district, Maulvi Farooq claimed that the pain and suffering of Kashmiri Muslims has been ignored. He further alleged that the movie is divisive and accused it of “demonizing” Muslims.
“We condemn the makers of the movie. Can't they see the pain of Muslims? Why are they just focusing on Pandits?” Maulvi Farooq said.
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In his provocative speech, Maulvi Farooq claimed, “We (Muslims) have ruled this country for 800 years. However, the Hindus came to power just 70 years ago. You can't eliminate us or our identity.”
The cleric further alleged that thousands of Kashmiri Muslims have been killed but their pain was ignored. He said, “After 32 years, they saw the blood of Kashmiri Pandits, but in 32 years, how many Muslims were killed, women were widowed, houses were destroyedthey did not see the blood of Muslims.”
He condemned the movie and accused it of being a “conspiracy against Muslims”.
