A top delegation of the Akhil Bhartiya Kshatriya Mahasabha called on Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, Shivraj Singh Chauhan, at his residence on Monday to apprise him of the likelihood of increased tension in case Ashutosh Gowarikar’s magnum opus, Jodhaa Akbar, continued to be screened in cinema halls all over the state.
Members of the mahasabha complained that state police had forcefully dispersed their peaceful agitations at Indore and Ujjain, and slapped false cases against them. The body’s general secretary, Bhairon Singh Chauhan, told this newspaper that Gowariker had added insult to injury with his provocative remarks in a TV interview that more such films would be made if two-penny organisations kicked up a fuss over trifles.
“Gowarikar’s remarks are unfortunate. Someday he will repent.” Chauhan said, however, denied that the body had threatened to set on fire the halls where the film was being screened. A peaceful agitation was in danger of turning violent in case the sentiments of the Rajput community continued to be ignored. There was abundant historical evidence to establish that Rajput princesses preferred to commit “johar” (suicide) to avoid the ignominy of falling into the hands of the Mughals.
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