MP minister Narottam Mishra ‘defends Indian tradition’ with assaults on movies, rivals
By PTI
BHOPAL: When Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra objected to actor Deepika Padukone’s apparel in a tune in Hindi movie “Pathaan”, it got here as no shock as he has now acquired the picture of a politician on the forefront of defending Indian tradition and traditions in opposition to any perceived insult and making acerbic assaults on rivals.
Mishra (62), a 6-term MLA of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Datia district who can also be the state authorities’s spokesperson, usually hits headlines for his controversial feedback – whether or not they’re associated to movies or leaders of different political events.
A strong minister within the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet, Mishra’s remarks final week on the colors of attires utilized in a tune (‘Besharam Rang’) that includes Padukone and famous person Shah Rukh Khan triggered a wave of protests and led to requires a ban on the upcoming Bollywood movie “Pathaan” for allegedly hurting spiritual sentiments of a group.
He had stated the “green” and “saffron” colors of the attires of the actor (Khan) and the actress (Padukone) must be “rectified” together with the lyrics of the tune and likewise the title of the movie, which is able to hit the screens subsequent month.
Though Madhya Pradesh not too long ago bagged the award for being the ‘Most Film Friendly State” for the second time within the final 5 years, the BJP chief, all the time seen with crimson tilak on his brow, leaves no alternative to tackle movie stars and producers each time he feels some scenes of their motion pictures are in opposition to the tenets of Hindu tradition.
However, the Opposition Congress has alleged Mishra has did not correctly deal with his ministries (in addition to house, he additionally takes care of jail, parliamentary affairs, legislation departments) and infrequently makes controversial statements to stay within the limelight.
But the BJP defended the minister’s statements on the bottom he’s holding necessary portfolios and all his feedback are in accordance with occasion line.
Before discovering “faults” within the tune ‘Besharm Rang’ and calling for his or her rectification, Mishra in October had warned the makers of one other Bollywood movie, “Adipurush”, primarily based on the epic Ramayana, of authorized motion if scenes exhibiting Hindu spiritual figures in a “wrong” method weren’t eliminated.
In July, he had directed authorities to file an FIR (First Information Report) over a controversial poster of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai’s documentary ‘Kaali’ after an outrage.
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Mishra, nevertheless, on Sunday asserted Madhya Pradesh will stay probably the most film-friendly state within the nation.
“No protest will be allowed at any film set. All are welcome here. Madhya Pradesh was, is and will remain the most film-friendly state,” he stated.
The house minister made these feedback when requested by reporters a few protest by right-wing outfits at Bhedaghat, the location of marble rocks, and the picturesque Dhuadhar waterfall in Jabalpur after information unfold that one other Shah Rukh Khan-starrer movie, ‘Dunki’, was being shot there.
Not simply movies, non-BJP politicians, too, are sometimes in firing line of the saffron chief.
Mishra had termed the Rahul Gandhi-led “Bharat Jodo Yatra” because the “Congress Chodo Yatra (Quit Congress Yatra)” whereas taking a jibe at defections from the nation’s oldest political occasion after the launch of the foot march at Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7.
Earlier, he had in contrast the Congress MP from Wayanad in Kerala with former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
On Sunday, the BJP chief drew a parallel between Gandhi and Pakistan’s overseas minister Bilawal Bhutto, whose latest controversial remarks in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi resulted in robust criticism from the Indian authorities and likewise triggered protests in a number of elements of the nation.
“The statement of Bilawalji and Rahul Gandhi is similar. One of them is questioning the Army (over border issue with China), while the other is raising questions on the Prime Minister (Modi) of the country. Therefore, I would like to ask Kamal Nathji (Madhya Pradesh Congress president) whether he agrees or disagrees with the words used by Gandhi,” Mishra stated.
Gandhi confronted flak for his comment that Chinese troopers are beating up Indian Army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh.
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The BJP chief had additionally criticized Gandhi on the problem of Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker and Congress chief and former JNU pupil Kanhaiya Kumar collaborating within the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and termed them as members of the ‘tukde-tukde’ gang (parts searching for India’s dismemberment).
“Participation of persons with an anti-national mindset like Swara Bhasker and Kanhaiya Kumar in the Bharat Jodo Yatra has proved this yatra is being taken in support of those who want to break up the country,” the MP minister had stated.
Madhya Pradesh Congress media division chairman KK Mishra stated, “He (Narottam Mishra) keeps giving controversial statements to remain in the limelight as he has been unsuccessful as the state home minister.”
However, the BJP has come out in robust defence of its minister.
State BJP spokesman Pankaj Tiwari stated, ‘Mishra is a really senior chief of the occasion and handles necessary portfolios, together with house, legislation and legislative affairs. He frequently interacts with the media on problems with legislation and order, social, political and concord in society. All his statements are in accordance with occasion line.”
BHOPAL: When Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra objected to actor Deepika Padukone’s apparel in a tune in Hindi movie “Pathaan”, it got here as no shock as he has now acquired the picture of a politician on the forefront of defending Indian tradition and traditions in opposition to any perceived insult and making acerbic assaults on rivals.
Mishra (62), a 6-term MLA of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from Datia district who can also be the state authorities’s spokesperson, usually hits headlines for his controversial feedback – whether or not they’re associated to movies or leaders of different political events.
A strong minister within the Shivraj Singh Chouhan cabinet, Mishra’s remarks final week on the colors of attires utilized in a tune (‘Besharam Rang’) that includes Padukone and famous person Shah Rukh Khan triggered a wave of protests and led to requires a ban on the upcoming Bollywood movie “Pathaan” for allegedly hurting spiritual sentiments of a group.
He had stated the “green” and “saffron” colors of the attires of the actor (Khan) and the actress (Padukone) must be “rectified” together with the lyrics of the tune and likewise the title of the movie, which is able to hit the screens subsequent month.
Though Madhya Pradesh not too long ago bagged the award for being the ‘Most Film Friendly State” for the second time within the final 5 years, the BJP chief, all the time seen with crimson tilak on his brow, leaves no alternative to tackle movie stars and producers each time he feels some scenes of their motion pictures are in opposition to the tenets of Hindu tradition.
However, the Opposition Congress has alleged Mishra has did not correctly deal with his ministries (in addition to house, he additionally takes care of jail, parliamentary affairs, legislation departments) and infrequently makes controversial statements to stay within the limelight.
But the BJP defended the minister’s statements on the bottom he’s holding necessary portfolios and all his feedback are in accordance with occasion line.
Before discovering “faults” within the tune ‘Besharm Rang’ and calling for his or her rectification, Mishra in October had warned the makers of one other Bollywood movie, “Adipurush”, primarily based on the epic Ramayana, of authorized motion if scenes exhibiting Hindu spiritual figures in a “wrong” method weren’t eliminated.
In July, he had directed authorities to file an FIR (First Information Report) over a controversial poster of filmmaker Leena Manimekalai’s documentary ‘Kaali’ after an outrage.
READ HERE | ‘No matter what the world does, all optimistic persons are alive’: SRK amid ‘Pathaan’ tune row
Mishra, nevertheless, on Sunday asserted Madhya Pradesh will stay probably the most film-friendly state within the nation.
“No protest will be allowed at any film set. All are welcome here. Madhya Pradesh was, is and will remain the most film-friendly state,” he stated.
The house minister made these feedback when requested by reporters a few protest by right-wing outfits at Bhedaghat, the location of marble rocks, and the picturesque Dhuadhar waterfall in Jabalpur after information unfold that one other Shah Rukh Khan-starrer movie, ‘Dunki’, was being shot there.
Not simply movies, non-BJP politicians, too, are sometimes in firing line of the saffron chief.
Mishra had termed the Rahul Gandhi-led “Bharat Jodo Yatra” because the “Congress Chodo Yatra (Quit Congress Yatra)” whereas taking a jibe at defections from the nation’s oldest political occasion after the launch of the foot march at Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu on September 7.
Earlier, he had in contrast the Congress MP from Wayanad in Kerala with former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
On Sunday, the BJP chief drew a parallel between Gandhi and Pakistan’s overseas minister Bilawal Bhutto, whose latest controversial remarks in opposition to Prime Minister Narendra Modi resulted in robust criticism from the Indian authorities and likewise triggered protests in a number of elements of the nation.
“The statement of Bilawalji and Rahul Gandhi is similar. One of them is questioning the Army (over border issue with China), while the other is raising questions on the Prime Minister (Modi) of the country. Therefore, I would like to ask Kamal Nathji (Madhya Pradesh Congress president) whether he agrees or disagrees with the words used by Gandhi,” Mishra stated.
Gandhi confronted flak for his comment that Chinese troopers are beating up Indian Army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh.
OPINION by Nadav Lapid: ‘The Kashmir Files’ is disguised as a movie
The BJP chief had additionally criticized Gandhi on the problem of Bollywood actor Swara Bhasker and Congress chief and former JNU pupil Kanhaiya Kumar collaborating within the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ and termed them as members of the ‘tukde-tukde’ gang (parts searching for India’s dismemberment).
“Participation of persons with an anti-national mindset like Swara Bhasker and Kanhaiya Kumar in the Bharat Jodo Yatra has proved this yatra is being taken in support of those who want to break up the country,” the MP minister had stated.
Madhya Pradesh Congress media division chairman KK Mishra stated, “He (Narottam Mishra) keeps giving controversial statements to remain in the limelight as he has been unsuccessful as the state home minister.”
However, the BJP has come out in robust defence of its minister.
State BJP spokesman Pankaj Tiwari stated, ‘Mishra is a really senior chief of the occasion and handles necessary portfolios, together with house, legislation and legislative affairs. He frequently interacts with the media on problems with legislation and order, social, political and concord in society. All his statements are in accordance with occasion line.”
