Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the Kerala Chalachitra Academy said all films would be screened irrespective of whether the Centre had granted clearance.
In a Facebook post, Vijayan termed as “unacceptable” the Centre’s denial of clearance to several films scheduled to be screened at the 30th edition of the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK).
He alleged that the censorship at the film festival was a direct reflection of the “totalitarian rule of the Sangh Parivar regime, which suppresses diverse voices and creative expressions in the country”.
“Enlightened Kerala will not give in to such censorship. All films that have been denied permission to be screened will be shown at the festival,” the CM said in his post.
Prior to that, Resul Pookutty, chairman of the Kerala Chalachitra Academy, which is organising the festival, said “an unprecedented decision” has been taken to show all the curated films, including those awaiting approval from the External Affairs Ministry (MEA).
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