Kerala BJP Chief Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday lashed out at state Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan over his “hate-mongering film" remarks on the upcoming film ‘The Kerala Story 2’, saying that the latter is attempting to “distract people" ahead of the assembly elections.
Chandrasekhar said that Vijayan had only “45 days more as Chief Minister" and alleged that his comments were aimed at diverting attention from what he termed the government’s “10 years of failure".
The former Union Minister further called out Vijayan’s “hypocrisy" saying that when a movie was released which was against the saffron camp, Vijayan hailed it as Freedom of Expression, but when a movie was made against his political thinking, it suddenly became a problem.
“Pinarayi Vijayan has 45 days more as Chief Minister, and he knows that on the 46th day, he is going to have to move his residence. When a movie came out which is against the BJP, we did not protest or say anything. He quoted Freedom of Expression. How is it that when somebody else makes a movie against his political thinking, it suddenly becomes a problem? This is hypocrisy. This is basically an attempt to distract the people of Kerala from his 10 years of failure," he said as quoted by news agency ANI.
#WATCH| Delhi: Regarding Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan’s stance on ‘The Kerala Story 2’ movie, Kerala BJP President Rajeev Chandrasekhar says, “Pinarayi Vijayan has 45 days more as Chief Minister, and he knows that on the 46th day, he is going to have to move his residence… When…pic.twitter.com/PGh75SICa2— ANI (@ANI)February 19, 2026
He asserted that filmmakers have the right to make movies and audiences have the right to watch them.
“Nobody has appointed you protector. There is no need for you to act like you’re a protector of any community. Every Indian today, every Malayali, is given the same fundamental rights. Stop making fools out of people. This movie will be shown because just as much as you have the right to watch a movie, I have the right to watch a movie. Just as any director has the right to make a movie, this director also has the right to make a movie," he said.
Chandrasekhar further said that if there was anything illegal in the film, the matter should be taken to court rather than “threatening people".
“If you have a problem with it, and if there is something illegal in the movie, go to court. But don’t try to threaten people. Don’t try to use your Chief Minister’s position to create fear amongst people that we will not allow," he added.
Earlier in the day, Vijayan took to X and expressed strong opposition to reports of a sequel to The Kerala Story. He described it as a “hate-mongering film" and said a sequel would be another attempt to incite “communal discord" in the state.
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