Controversies Surrounding 'The Kerala Story'
TL;DR
Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has announced that the controversial film "The Kerala Story" will be banned in the state, alleging that it may create unrest. The film is about alleged radicalisation and conversion of young Hindu women to Islam in Kerala. The movie shows they are later inducted into the terrorist outfit Islamic State or ISIS. The film has been embroiled in controversy since the release of its trailer, which claimed 32,000 women in Kerala have been converted and inducted into ISIS.
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