Communist Party of India (CPI) State secretary Binoy Viswam has come down on bishops who endorsed the screening of a film supporting The Kerala Story. Addressing the ‘Janasabha’ hosted by the Kasaragod Press Club ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, he said, “They [bishops] do not know what they are doing. God forgive them.”
Mr. Viswam denounced The Kerala Story, asserting that it did not represent the true essence of Kerala, which was founded on the principles of brotherhood and unity.
Challenging the creators of the film, the CPI leader asked if they would dare to produce narratives such as a ‘Gujarat story’, shedding light on atrocities faced by minorities, or a ‘Manipur story’, narrating the harrowing ordeals of girls who were subjected to public humiliation. He contended that such narratives would never materialise as they would contradict the RSS ideology, which, according to Viswam, undermines India’s secular fabric and seeks to establish a religious State.
