Showing his support for the protests against filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali, Union Minister Giriraj Singh has stated that Rani Padmavati's objectionable portrayal is being done because she was a Hindu, and filmmakers would not dare to make a film on Prophet Muhammad.
Speaking to reporters during an event organised by the Khadi Gramodyog Board, the minister demanded punishment for the filmmakers who "play" with India's history, reports The Indian Express.
As quoted by the newspaper, Singh said,“Durbhagya hai desh ka ki desh mein Aurangzeb ko, Tipu Sultan ko icon mannewale log… desh ke itihas ke saath khilwad karke… Padmavati ke chitran ko jis dhang se chitrit kiya gaya hai… Agar woh Hindu na hoti, to shayad koi himmat na karta (It is the country’s misfortune that those who consider Aurangzeb and Tipu Sultan as their icons… play with the country’s history… The way they have portrayed Padmini… had she not been a Hindu, perhaps they would not have dared to do so)."
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He also accused filmmakers of making movies on Hindu gods and deities, citing the example of movie PK, saying nobody dared to make a movie on prophet mohammed.
