Vivek Agnihotri sends legal notice to Mamata Banerjee; read why

Vivek Agnihotri, the director of the 2022 blockbuster ‘The Kashmir Files,’ issued a court notice to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday.

“Mamata Banerjee said yesterday that ‘The Kashmir Files’ and my upcoming film, about the genocide in Bengal, are propaganda.” 

She stated that the BJP funds my films. “We have served a legal notice on Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in response to her statements,” Vivek Agnihotri stated to news agency ANI.

“I can only tell you how I’ve been living for the past year. Some politicians, journalists, and so-called fact-checkers have made my life tough. 

They’re trying to silence me. “Some community fact checkers circulated my daughter’s picture after stealing it from her Instagram profile, which is shameless,” he stated.

‘The Kashmir Files,’ which chronicled the flight of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley in 1990 and was released in 2022, sparked controversy. Those who criticised the film referred to it as having a communal agenda.

Mamata Banerjee stated, “What is “The Kashmir Files”?” when announcing the decision to ban the latest release ‘The Kerala Story’ in Bengal. Its purpose is to embarrass one segment. What is “The Kerala Story” about?… It is a skewed story.”

“I am speaking about people, not the CPI(M), which is collaborating with the BJP.” “The film is being supported by the BJP,” she stated.

The Bengal government’s decision to ban the Sudipto Sen-directed film has sparked a big political brawl between the Trinamool Congress and the state’s main opposition, the Bharatiya Janata Party.

“The film is anti-terrorism and anti-IS. The film reveals their method of operation. Is the TMC a supporter of terrorism? “This has been done to appease a section of the minority community,” BJP vice-president Dilip Ghosh stated.

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