Kerala: DYFI to screen ‘Ram Ke Naam’ documentary in front of film institute in Kerala

Directed by award-winning director Anand Patwardhan, the 1992 documentary explores the campaign by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad to build a Ram temple at the then disputed site in Ayodhya, as well as the communal violence it led to. Although students of KR Narayanan National Institute of Visual Sciences and Arts tried to screen the documentary in front of their college on Monday, they were forced to shift the screening venue inside the campus following protests from some local BJP officials and right-wingers. Had to happen. Wing worker. The student union of the institute tried to show the documentary till 9.30 pm on Monday night. More than 40 students, including girls, were present there to watch the screening. But BJP officials reached the spot and allegedly threatened them to stop it, the students alleged. Seeing the tense atmosphere, the police reached the spot and requested the students to show the documentary inside the campus and they agreed to it. The DYFI leadership on Tuesday announced that they will screen the documentary “Ram Ke Naam” in front of the college gate this evening as the students were not allowed to do so by BJP and right-wing activists. DYFI Central Committee member Jack C Thomas said, “We will be screening the documentary in front of the institute…near its gate till 7 pm today. The screening will take place at the same venue where the students tried to show the film on Monday.” Told PTI. He said that a nearby panchayat is ruled by the BJP and some people from there came and created issues against the screening. Earlier, the DYFI leader had put up a Facebook post saying that “Ram’s name” will be displayed anywhere (in the state). He said it would also be displayed in front of K R Narayanan Institute and challenged the Sangh workers to stop it.