Key Highlights
- IUML State general secretary P. M. A.
- Salam on Sunday alleged that the “provocative” protests were a “cheap political gimmick” of the Communist Party of India (Marxist)’s student wing to attract Muslim voters in the upcoming elections.
- The SFI had on Saturday organised a ‘beef fest’ on the Manaveeyam Veedhi in Thiruvananthapuram to protest against the film, the trailer of which shows a character being force-fed beef.
- CPI(M) leaders also joined the protest in solidarity.
- The trailer had evoked a wave of criticism and memes on online platforms, mocking the makers of the film for being clueless about the State or its social situation.
