VHP complains against ‘PK’, Hindu Mahasabha demands ban

New Delhi, IANS

The VHP has said Aamir Khan’s movie “PK” has several scenes that hurt religious sentiments of Hindus and has written to the information and broadcasting ministry demanding a curb on such movies and “changing the character of the censor board”.

In a letter to the ministry, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad said “the movie has been made to hurt and provoke Hindu religious sentiments”.

The letter, signed by VHP spokespersons Vinod Bansal and Vijay Shankar Tiwari, referred to some scenes in the movie and said some similar movies “targeting Hindu practices” have been made in the past which have been ignored by the censor board.

“It is requested that such films are stopped and character of institutions like censor board, which approve such movies, is corrected,” the letter said.

Bansal said police complaints have been filed in many parts of the country against the movie by people who have taken objection to its contents.

However, senior BJP leader L.K. Advani has hailed the movie as a “wonderful and courageous film”. A movie buff, Advani recently watched the film directed by Rajkumar Hirani.

Hindu Mahasabha demands ban on Aamir’s PK

Jind, PTI

Accusing Aamir Khan-starrer PK of hurting religious sentiments of the majority community, right-wing outfit Hindu Mahasabha today demanded a ban on the film and threatened to hold demonstrations.

“Some scenes in PK film humiliate Hindus and are an awful jibe at the community. They are also an insult to Hindu gods like Lord Shiva,” Narendra Sharma, Haryana in-charge of Hindu Mahasabha said in a statement.

“When they talk about Hinduism, they show whatever comes to their mind without giving it even a single thought, why not talk about other religions too?,” he said.

The outfit also lashed out at the Censor Board for clearing the scenes.

It demanded that a case be lodged against Aamir for “insulting” Hindu religion and threatened to lodge protests if the film is not banned.

Speaking on the issue of conversions, Sharma said the Hindu Mahashabha is reconverting those who had gone astray and this process will continue.

The organisation is not forcibly converting people.

Nobody should have an objection on reconversions, he said.

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