New Delhi, January 26, 2023 (PPI-OT):Members of a Hindutva group, protesting at a theatre in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh’s Indore city, raised provocative slogans against Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) and Shah Rukh Khan’s movie ‘Pathaan.’ The right-wing chauvinists raised incriminating slogans and made derogatory remarks against the Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). One fails to understand and it defies the logic how the movie was connected to Islam and what prompted the Hindutva mob to raise slogans against Holy Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). The news of the protest soon spread across the city upsetting many local Muslims who took to the streets opposing the right-wing protests.

“Every time, these people under the safety net provided by the state government make derogatory remarks on our Holy Prophet (peace be upon him). And no action is taken against them. We want the police to register an FIR against these right-wing protestors. Till then we will do a sit-in peacefully,” a Muslim activist told a police officer on camera.

Twitter has been bursting with hashtags such as #PathaanReview, #SRK, #RaniSaOfBollywood #BLOCKBUSTER. Many videos have emerged showing a houseful theatre with a jubilant audience dancing to the tunes of a film song. During the two-day national executive meeting of the party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked BJP workers to refrain from making “unnecessary” comments about films. Modi’s comments came as several BJP leaders criticised the movie over Deepika Padukone’s saffron costume in the song ‘Besharam Rang’.

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