Overview

• Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan criticizes Doordarshan for deciding to air 'The Kerala Story', urging the broadcaster to retract its decision.
• Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor labels the film's screening as 'propaganda at its cheapest and worst', emphasizing Kerala's social harmony.
• The CPI(M) and opposition figures argue the film's airing is an attempt by the BJP to polarize Kerala's secular society ahead of the general elections.
• The Kerala High Court had previously refused to stay the film's release, finding nothing offensive to any community in its trailer.
• 'The Kerala Story' becomes a focal point of political debate, with right-wing groups lauding it and opposition criticizing it for allegedly spreading falsehoods.