Opposition in Kolkata, canceled show about 'The Accidental Prime Minister'
Canceled show on first day
In the film, actor Anupam Kher is playing the character of Manmohan Singh and Akshay Khanna, Sanjay Baru. Some viewers in Hind Cinema of Chandni Chowk area of central Kolkata said that the show was canceled only after 10 minutes of screening on the first day. A senior Kolkata Police official told IANS: "The afternoon screening of 'The Accidental Prime Minister' was canceled because of security reasons because a group was being exhibited outside the hall."
Protest in front of the cinema
They did not tell whether the film's next show would be shown or not. The Youth Congress leadership of the state claimed that the film is insulting to Manmohan Singh and other senior Congress leaders. They demanded to ban the film. Bengal Youth Congress president Shadab Khan told IANS: "The film's title is insulting." What do the filmmakers want to say as Manmohan Prime Minister as Prime Minister? About 100 workers of the Yuva Congress in Kolkata protested before the cinema Good thing is that screening has been stopped. "
Film did hurt feelings of party workers
When asked if the cancellation of film screening could be a violation of freedom of expression, he said that the film has hurt the feelings of party workers. He said, "It was done because of the hurt of our workers' feelings. We are not planning to do any other exhibition here yet.
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