Govt Made ‘The Kashmir Files’ Tax-Free To Spread Hatred: Former J&K CM

Mumbai: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Tuesday said the central government wants to “further spread hatred in people’s hearts” by making the movie ‘The Kashmir Files‘ tax-free.

“They want to penetrate further into the hearts of people with hatred. They are saying that every policeman and soldier… everyone should watch this movie so that they hate us to the extreme, as was in the Germany that Hitler and Goebles created. Six million Jews had to pay the price then. How many will have to pay the price in India, I don’t know,” Abdullah said.

He slammed the movie as being a propaganda platform. “It is a propaganda movie. It has raked up a tragedy that affected every soul of the state, Hindus and Muslims alike. My heart still bleeds over the tragedy. There was an element of political parties that were interested in ethnic cleansing,” he said.

He said, “I think BJP-led Central government should appoint a commission and that’ll tell them who is responsible…You want to know the truth, you should appoint a commission.”

Vivek Agnihotri’s “The Kashmir Files”, based on the exodus of Kashmiri Pandits from the Valley in the 1990s, has raked in around Rs 179 crore since opening in theatres on March 11.

According to trade observer Himesh Mankad, the film, which had a modest release of 600 screens on the first day, added 1400 more screens by the end of the first weekend.

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