‘Seeta isn’t India’s daughter’: Why are Nepali politicians outraged over Adipurush dialogue and demanding a ban

Nepal has objected to Mata Seeta being known as ‘Bharat Ki Beti’ (India’s daughter). As per reviews, a dialogue within the film Adipurush, the place Lord Ram (performed by Baahubali star Prabhas) is asking the Vanar Sena to combat to avoid wasting India’s daughter from the captivity of Ravana, has created some controversy in Nepal.

Nepal, pleased with its temple city of Janakpur, considers Mata Seeta as Nepal’s daughter, not India’s daughter.

Kathmandu Mayor threatens ban

Belen Shah, the Mayor of the Kathmandu metropolitan space had taken a robust objection to Mata Seeta being known as ‘India’s daughter’, had asserted that she is, actually, Nepal’s daughter, and the makers of Aadipurush had been given 3-days time to take away the allegedly controversial dialogue from the film.

दक्षिण भारतीय फिल्म ‘आदिपुरुष’मा समावेश ‘जानकी भारतीय छोरी हुन्’ भन्ने सब्द जबसम्म नेपालमा मात्र नभै भारतमा पनि सच्चिदैन तब सम्म काठमाडौ महानगर पालिका भित्र कुनै पनि हिन्दी फिल्म चल्न दिइने छैन ।
यो सच्याउन ३ दिनको समय दिइएको छ ।
माता सीताको जय होस । pic.twitter.com/4VwEhEgOki

— Balen Shah (@ShahBalen) June 15, 2023

Many Nepali residents supported Belen Shah’s name and demanded a ban on Adipurush until the allegedly controversial dialogue was faraway from the film.

Maa Janaki was the daughter of Rajyashree Seeradhwaja Janak, King of Mithila, Nepal. Misleading details about Maa Janaki because the daughter of India must be corrected. @omraut and the whole group of Adipurush#ADIPURUSH#AdipurushOverview pic.twitter.com/GO6CL5YySq

— Shudesh Raj Singh (@shudeshrajsingh) June 15, 2023

It is notable right here that Belen Shah had demanded that the dialogue have to be eliminated/corrected not simply in Nepal, however in India too. Further going a step forward, he had additionally declared that no Hindi/Indian film will probably be allowed to be launched in Nepal if the makers of Adipurush don’t right their ‘mistake’.

Aadipurush makers right their ‘mistake’

As per the newest information, the makers of Aadipurush agreed to take away the dialogue from the film. Following this the Censor Board in Nepal has now okayed the film for launch in Nepal.

Janakpur, Mithila, Mata Seeta

It is notable right here that Mata Seeta is believed to have been born in Janakpur, Nepal which was as soon as the a part of the Mithila kingdom beneath Rajarshi Janak. Mata Seeta is called ‘Jaanaki’ as a result of she was the adopted daughter of King Janak. Seeta, a manifestation of Goddess Lakshmi, was a blessing from Prithvi Mata (mom earth), and King Janak had raised her as his daughter.

Janakpur in Nepal has a grand Janki temple for Mata Seeta, the daughter of Mithila who’s the mom goddess of all Hindus worldwide.

Grand Janki Temple in Nepal’s Janakpur

In 2018, PM Modi had visited the Janki Temple throughout his official go to to Nepal. He had additionally inaugurated the Ayodhya-Janakpur bus service, connecting the 2 vital cities of the Ramayana pilgrimage.

Located within the Dhanusha district within the Terai area in Nepal, Janakpur boasts of quite a few temples, monasteries, and creative centres.

It isn’t just thought to be Seeta’s birthplace, however because it was the capital of the traditional Mithila kingdom, the breaking of the Shiv Dhanush and the marriage of Lord Ram and Mata Seeta can also be believed to have taken place right here. Thousands of Hindus go to this metropolis yearly. Vivaha Panchami is well known with a lot fanfare.

Needless controversy?

Mata Seeta is the mom goddess of each Hindu, be it Nepali or Indian. Following the controversy, many Twitter customers have identified the easy indisputable fact that the traditional kingdoms of Ayodhya and Mithila have been all part of the Indian subcontinent, typically known as Bharatvarsha in Indic perception methods and literature. The modern-day nationwide boundaries of India and Nepal don’t restrict or outline the religion and languages of a individuals who have been residing right here for 1000’s of years.

The ‘Mithila’ area comprises components of Bihar and Jharkhand too. And most of all, Mata Seeta is the daughter of this land, the mom goddess of each Hindu.

In Nepal, India bashing is the most well-liked political gimmick. The controversy round Mata Seeta being addressed as ‘Bharat Ki Beti’ solely exhibits the extent of juvenile stunts that move as politics within the neighbouring nation.