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Trinamool Congress Lodges FIR Against Kesari Chapter 2 Over Historical Distortions

The complaint argues that renaming Khudiram Bose alongside Barindra Kumar Ghosh erases Bengal's role in the freedom struggle, putting pressure on filmmakers to issue corrections.

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Kesari Chapter 2: FIR Filed Against Akshay Kumar, Ananya Panday Film; TMC Slams Makers For 'Distorting' Bengal's Freedom Movement
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Overview

  • The FIR was registered on June 18 at Bidhannagar South police station under Sections 352, 353(1)(c) and 353(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita.
  • TMC leaders allege the film inaccurately renames Khudiram Bose as “Khudiram Singh” and Barindra Kumar Ghosh as “Birendra Kumar” from Amritsar.
  • Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee condemned the portrayal as a deliberate insult to Bengali revolutionaries and an attack on the state’s cultural heritage.
  • BJP MPs countered that character name changes are common in cinema and dismissed the accusations as an overblown issue.
  • Actors and social media users have amplified calls for the producers to clarify their historical research and for the censor board to explain its certification process.