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The Hindu
08-05-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
DSS criticises censor board over cuts suggested for Phule film
The Dalit Sangharsh Samiti (DSS) State committee has criticised the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for asking the makers of the recently released Phule film to remove several scenes following an objection from the Brahmin Federation. DSS State convener Arjun Bhadre, addressing a press conference in Kalaburagi on Wednesday, said that earlier, the film was scheduled to release on April 11 to mark the birth anniversary of Jyotiba Phule. As the CBFC suggested cuts, the film release date was rescheduled to April 25. Mr. Bhadre said that the biopic on social reformer Mahatma Jyotirao Phule was made after carrying out extensive research and referring multiple books and historical sources. He said that the film director wanted to show the historical truth. But the Central Film Certification Board instructed him to replace 12 scenes, including the shots in which a man carries a broom and boys throwing cow dung on Savitri Bai. Several lines of dialogues mentioning the words Kshudra, Peshwa, Mang, Mahar have also been removed from the film, he added. Mr. Bhadre said that the censor board did not object to a single scene or dialogues from the film, The Kashmir Files. But it has raised objections to real incidents shown in the film Phule. This shows the double standards of the board, he claimed.
The Hindu
24-04-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Davangere to host conference on ‘protecting Constitution' tomorrow
As a part of a series of activities to support and strengthen Constitutional democracy, the Samvidhana Samrakshane Pade will organise a Samvidhana Samrakshakara Samavesha in Davangere on Saturday. Activists Rajendra Rajwal and Mubeen Ahmad, addressing a press conference here on Wednesday, said that activists, progressive thinkers, literary figures from across the State will participate in the event. Senior leader of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti N. Venkatesh will inaugurate the Samvidhana Parade. Central working committee member of Eddelu Karnataka campaign Tara Rao, State secretary of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind Mohammad Yusuf Kanni and Director of St. Joseph's College of Law, Bengaluru, Fr. Jerald D'Souza will be present. Noted Kannada writer Baraguru Ramchandrappa will inaugurate the conference. State president of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha - Hasiru Sene H.R. Basavarajappa, the former Minister B.T. Lalitha Naik, State president of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha Badagalapur Nagendra, State convener of Dalit Sangharsh Samiti Guruprasad Keragodu will participate in the conference.
