Kerala Youth Outfits To Screen PM Narendra Modi’s BBC Documentary
Guwahati: The BBC documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be shown throughout Kerala, according to student organisations Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI) and Student Federation of India (SFI).
The documentary “India: The Modi Question” would be shown at venues throughout the state on Tuesday and Wednesday, the CPI (M) youth wing announced on its Facebook page on Tuesday. It stated that a performance would take place in Poojappura, Thiruvananthapuram.
According to the SFI, the documentary will be shown at numerous colleges in the state.
Also, Youth Congress President Shafi Parambil in a Facebook post said, “Will screen the documentary ‘India: The Modi Question’ in Kerala.”
A few Hyderabad Central University (HCU) students planned to show the BBC documentary on January 23 at 8:00 p.m. on campus.
Over 50 students from various organisations, including the Student Islamic Organization (SIO) and the Muslim Student Federation, also known as the Fraternity group, attended the screening.
ABVP student leader Mahesh said, “We have escalated the matter to the University authorities and have demanded action on the organisers. The group is organising screening without permission inside the campus premises.”
Hyderabad Police said, “We have received the information that some students organised screening inside the campus but haven’t received any written complaint. If we receive a complaint investigation will be taken up.”
After a group of students circulated a flyer inviting students to a screening of the BBC documentary at the students union office at 9 p.m. on Tuesday, the administration of Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi issued a warning against doing so on Monday.
The Jawaharlal Nehru University Students’ Union group of students, according to a warning from the JNU administration, did not ask for permission to screen the documentary from the administration and claimed that such “unauthorised activity” could “disturb peace and harmony” on the university campus.
The Centre criticised the contentious BBC documentary series on Prime Minister Modi last week, calling it a “propaganda piece” meant to forward a discredited thesis.
“We think this is a propaganda piece designed to push a particular discredited narrative. The bias and lack of objectivity and frankly continuing colonial mindset are blatantly visible,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said during a weekly media briefing.
The MEA spokeswoman continued by saying that those peddling this story once more are reflected in the documentary.
More than 300 distinguished Indians, including retired judges, government officials, and veterans of the armed forces, signed a declaration criticising the British national broadcaster for its “unrelenting hostility” toward India and its leader in response to the BBC documentary.