Following Manithaneya Makkal Katchi (MMK) chief M. H. Jawahirullah, Nellai Mubarak, the state president of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), has strongly objected to the film ‘Amaran’. They accuse the film of portraying the Kashmiri Muslim community in a negative light, depicting them as terrorists. The movie is based on the real-life story of Major Mukund Varadarajan, who played a key role in the 2014 counter-terrorism operation in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir.
Despite receiving widespread praise from political figures such as TN BJP chief and former IPS officer Annamalai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, and Anbumani Ramadoss, the film has been starting to get criticism from some Dravidianist, now Muslim leaders have started to voice out.
Nellai Mubarak, the state president of the Social Democratic Party of India (SDPI), met with the media in Chennai to express strong objections against the film ‘Amaran’. He accused the film of distorting facts and propagating the harmful narrative that Muslims, particularly those from Kashmir, are anti-national.
Nellai Mubarak said, “Regarding the recently released movie Amaran, the film team has said that they have filmed the story of late Mukund Varadarajan, a former Indian Army Major who died fighting for India as a biopic. The sacrifice of soldiers is immense and we sincerely respect any soldier’s sacrifice. But we strongly condemn the action taken by ‘Raaj Kamal Films’ and then Chief Minister Udayanidhi Stalin’s company intent to malign the minority Muslims and the struggling democratic forces in the name of making such film.”
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The SDPI leader also condemned the film for misrepresenting the slogan ‘Azadi’, a historic symbol of national liberation and democratic struggle, by equating it with terrorism. At the same time, he stated that the film promoted ‘Jai Bajrangbali, a slogan associated primarily with groups like Bajrang Dal, as a patriotic battle cry. However, what he overlooked is that ‘Jai Bajrangbali‘ is also the actual war cry of the Indian Army’s Rashtriya Rifles as well as the Rajput Regiment. Mubarak warned that such rhetoric, which could incite fear and hostility towards minority communities, is extremely dangerous.
Mubarak also rejected the film’s portrayal of Kashmiri women as “half-widows,” a depiction suggesting that their husbands had become terrorists and abandoned them. He described this as false, biased propaganda meant to manipulate public perception.
He argued that ‘Amaran’ is a direct sequel to ‘The Kashmir Files‘, both of which, in his view, spread misinformation and distorted the reality of the Kashmir conflict. He accused the film of furthering a political agenda that promotes division and hatred, while falsely casting certain communities as separatists in order to portray one side as heroes.
Mubarak denounced the film as part of the rising tide of anti-Muslim sentiment across the country and criticized Tamil Nadu’s Chief Minister for endorsing a film that he believes fuels such hatred. He called on all democratic forces to raise their voices against films that promote divisiveness and called for ‘Amaran’ to be banned.
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