The controversy over Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid’s comment in connection with the film The Kashmir Files seems to be growing out of proportion. Filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri tweeted twice on Monday, calling in what he called “cause” and “effect” of Nadav Lapid’s comments at a Goa film festival about “The Kashmir Files.”
In his tweet, the director wrote: “In less than a week after Islamist terrorists openly received ideological support from the Indian government platform #IFFI2022The Resistance Front (a LeT front) has one News18.com/news/movies/the-kashmir-files-movie-film-israel-nadav-lapid-remark-vulgur-propaganda-controversy-naor-gilon-bjp-congress-reactions-6493621.html”>list of Kashmiri Hindus target of its terrorists. Save this tweet.”
After this, if a Hindu is targeted in Kashmir, you know who has the blood on his/her hand. Save this tweet. https://t.co/pju0sohWap
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) December 5, 2022
He added that people should know that “after this, if a Hindu is targeted in Kashmir, you know who has the blood on his/her hand.”
The director of Kashmir Files referred to an alleged threat from a terror organization to Kashmiri Hindus, which has also sparked massive community protests in the valley. Terror group The Resistance Front – a front of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) – has reportedly released a list of 56 Kashmiri Pandits who are on its target.
Terror Group Publishes List of Kashmiri Pandit Employees; Probe ordered
The BJP on Sunday demanded an investigation into the leak of a list of Kashmiri Pandit employees posted in the Valley. The photo of the frame circulated on social media after it was published by a blog linked to a terrorist group.
BJP spokesperson Altaf Thakur expressed concern over the blog linked to The Resistance Front (TRF), an offshoot of the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror group, which publishes the list of 56 Kashmiri Pandit employees working under the Prime Minister’s Rehabilitation Package (PMRP). ).
Thakur requested that the police investigate how the list was leaked and asked the administration to ensure safety and security News18.com/news/movies/the-kashmir-files-movie-film-israel-nadav-lapid-remark-vulgur-propaganda-controversy-naor-gilon-bjp-congress-reactions-6493621.html”>security of the Kashmiri Pandit employees in Kashmir.
Israel’s Ambassador News18.com/india/”>India Apologies
Last week, days after the massive controversy over comments by Israeli filmmaker Lapid, News18.com/news/india/hitler-was-a-great-person-israeli-envoy-gilon-receives-hate-messages-days-after-the-kashmir-files-remark-row-6527137.html”>Israel’s Ambassador to India Naor Gilon, who comments by Lapid, had posted a screenshot of a message he said he received on Twitter justifying the Holocaust and praising Hitler.
Gilon, son of a Holocaust survivor, had scolded Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid for calling the film The Kashmir Files “vulgar” and “propaganda.” , the Holocaust and worse”.
Just wanted to share one of the few DM’s I got in this direction. According to his profile, the man has been promoted 🤔. Although he does not deserve my protection, I have decided to remove his identification information. pic.twitter.com/cshJvnvVOF— Naor Gilon (@NaorGilon) December 3, 2022
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What is the controversy
The comments were made on the Hindi film ‘The Kashmir Files’ at the 53rd International Film Festival News18.com/india/”>India (IFFI) by Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, who also chaired the event’s jury. The remark sparked outrage from Israel’s ambassador to India, Naor Gilon, who issued an open letter on the matter. Many other political leaders also condemned his remarks and later the filmmaker was also reported to the police.
Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, the head of the jury of the 53rd IFFI, had described News18.com/news/movies/the-kashmir-files-actors-anupam-kher-darshan-kumar-react-to-nadav-lapids-propaganda-comment-6493111.html”>’The Kashmir Files’ as ‘propaganda’ and ‘vulgar’. The film, which is based on the genocide of the Hindus in Kashmiri, was released in theaters on March 11, was part of the Indian Panorama Section at IFFI and screened on November 22. A Supreme Court lawyer has now filed a complaint against Lapid in Goa. above his comments.
Read also: News18.com/news/india/hitler-was-a-great-person-israeli-envoy-gilon-receives-hate-messages-days-after-the-kashmir-files-remark-row-6527137.html”>’Hitler was a great person…’: Israeli envoy Gilon gets hate messages days after ‘The Kashmir Files’ comment row
Speaking at the closing ceremony of IFFI 2022, Lapid said he was “disturbed and shocked” when he saw the film screened at the film festival. “We were all disturbed and shocked by the film ‘The Kashmir Files’. It felt to us like a propaganda and vulgar film that was inappropriate for an artistic and competitive part of such a prestigious film festival,” said Lapid.
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