Congress leader and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh, on Monday, came out in support of the protesters against the movie Padmavati.
"Nobody has the right to distort history. Those feeling hurt at any distortion of historical facts have the democratic right to protest," he wrote on Twitter.
Nobody has the right to distort history. Those feeling hurt at any distortion of historical facts have the democratic right to protest. #PadmavatiControversy
— Capt.Amarinder Singh (@capt_amarinder) November 20, 2017
Earlier Madhya Pradesh CM Chouhan said that a film which has "distorted facts" about Rajput queen Padmavati and shows or says anything to disrespect her, will not be released in Madhya Pradesh.
Leaders of the protesting Karni Sena had gone to the extent of threatened to cut off Deepika's nose. "Rajputs never raise a hand on women. But if need be, we will do to Deepika what Lakshman did to Shurpanakha," said Sena's Mahipal Singh Makrana in a self-made video. Members of the Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha (ABKM) burnt over a hundred effigies of Padukone, announcing a reward of Rs 1 crore for anyone "burning her alive". ABKM's youth wing leader Bhuvneshwar Singh said, "Deepika should know how it feels like to be burnt alive. The actress will never know the sacrifice of the queen."
A BJP officebearer from Haryana had even offered Rs 10 crore for the heads of actor Deepika Padukone and director Sanjay Leela Bansali.
(Inputs from agencies)
