Left groups serve beef, parotta in Kerala protesting 'The Kerala Story 2'
India Today
The Kerala Story 2 has sparked political outrage and legal scrutiny over its depiction of forced beef consumption and alleged communal references.
Left organisations in Kerala have organised beef festivals, serving the dish in protest against the upcoming film The Kerala Story 2, which depicts a Hindu woman being force-fed beef, a scene that has sparked widespread outrage in the state.
According to the protesters, the film, directed by Kamakhya Narayan Singh and centred on the alleged forced conversion of Hindu women in Kerala, spreads misinformation and communal hatred about the state. They argue that such incidents do not occur in Kerala and that the portrayal is fabricated.
The protests - organised by the CPI(M)’s youth wing DYFI and student wing SFI -- were held across the state on Friday evening, including in the capital Thiruvananthapuram, where organisers served beef with parotta, a popular combination among Keralites.
Beef fest protest by Communist SFI in Thiruvananthapuram against The Kerala Story 2What was the need to include beef in it ? Just to mock Hindus pic.twitter.com/jSzdaavqvJ
The film is scheduled for release on February 27, and its trailer has already triggered a major political controversy.
Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan was among the first to criticise the film, alleging that it was made with the "intent to spread hatred against the state and undermine its secular tradition".
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