Padmavati
Controversy:
Rajput
Karni
Sena
supporters
vandalised
Mall
in
Kota
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The
protests
against
Bollywood
movie
Padmavati
spread
to
the
south
as
Rajput
community
members
staged
a
demonstration
and
held
a
rally
alleging
that
the
film
distorted
history.
A
large
number
of
people
from
the
Karni
Rajput
Sena
turned
up
at
the
Town
Hall
in
the
heart
of
the
city
(Bengaluru)
and
marched
in
a
procession
to
the
Freedom
Park
protesting
against
the
period
film
directed
by
Sanjay
Leela
Bhansali.
The
protesters
claimed
the
movie
was
fictitious
and
portrayed
in
a
poor
light,
Rani
Padmavati,
the
legendary
13th
century
queen
of
Chittor,
whom
they
worship
as
a
Goddess.
They
alleged
that
the
film
starring
Ranveer
Singh
and
Deepika
Padukone
ignored
the
religious
sentiments
of
the
people
of
Rajasthan.
Leading
the
protest,
the
national
president
of
Shri
Rajput
Karni
Sena
Sukhdev
Singh
said
the
movie,
set
to
be
released
on
December
1,
should
either
be
banned
or
screened
after
removing
the
controversial
portions.
"We
want
the
film
to
be
screened
first.
It
should
be
released
only
after
we
approve
it.
What
we
have
learnt
is
that
there
is
lots
of
distortion
of
historical
facts.
Till
our
objections
are
addressed,
we
will
not
let
the
movie
to
be
screened
anywhere,"
said
Singh
addressing
a
gathering.
A
section
of
pro-Kannada
organisations
too
came
in
support
of
the
Karni
Sena.
The
protests
against
Padmavati
had
till
now
been
confined
to
the
northern
and
western
parts
of
the
country.
Bhansali
has
been
facing
trouble
since
he
started
shooting
for
the
movie.
The
set
of
the
movie
was
vandalised
twice
--
in
Jaipur
and
Kolhapur
--
and
the
director
was
roughed
up
by
members
of
the
Karni
Sena
during
the
Jaipur
schedule
of
the
film
earlier
this
year.
The
Supreme
Court
had
recently
refused
to
entertain
a
plea
seeking
a
stay
on
the
release
of
Padmavati,
saying
the
censor
board
was
yet
to
certify
the
movie.
PTI