Lending his support to the makers of the movie ‘The Kashmir files’, PM Narendra Modi today said that some people are running a conspiracy to discredit a “movie made on facts and research”.
“Jo log hamesha freedom of expression ki jhande lekar ke ghoomte hain, woh poori jamaat bokhala gayi hai pichale paanch-chheh din se (Those who always carry the flag of freedom of expression, this entire group has been rattled these past 5-6 days),” he said.In a clip of his address to the parliamentary party — it was released by the BJP — Modi said this reluctance to present history and historical figures in the correct perspective led to delayed recognition of Mahatma Gandhi as well.
“History has to be presented in the correct perspective before society from time to time. Just as books, poetry and literature are important, so are films. Post Independence, we have been hearing about Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela but not so much about Mahatma Gandhi. The entire world talks about Martin Luther King and Nelson Mandela, but very little about Mahatma Gandhi. Had someone shown some courage, taken the effort to make a film on the life of Mahatma Gandhi and presented it before the world, the message may have been delivered. For the first time, a foreigner made a film on Gandhi and even won an award for it, and that is when the world got to know how great Gandhi was,” he said.
