BJP leader produced film "Razakar" faces scrutiny over stirring up communal tension and polarisation in Telangana

Accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of stirring up communal tension and polarisation in Telangana, state Information Technology Minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) said he will talk to the censor board over the release of Razakar. The Telugu-language film is produced by senior BJP leader Gudur Narayana Reddy and its trailer was released on September 17.

The trailer has sparked controversy, with some social media users alleging that it aims to divide society along communal lines. KTR, reacting to one such post, expressed concerns about potential law and order issues arising from its release.

"Some intellectually bankrupt jokers of the BJP are doing their best to instigate communal violence and polarisation for their political propaganda in Telangana," KTR said on X (formerly Twitter). "We will take up the matter with censor board and also the Telangana police to ensure that the law & order situation of Telangana is not affected."

Some intellectually bankrupt jokers of the BJP are doing their best to instigate communal violence and polarisation for their political propaganda in Telangana

We will take up the matter with censor board and also the Telangana police to ensure that the law & order situation of… https://t.co/a7DETpVGKP

— KTR (@KTRBRS) September 18, 2023

"Razakar" portrays the story of the Razakars, a Muslim paramilitary group associated with disruptions during the tenure of Hyderabad's last Nizam, Osman Ali Khan. The film opens with the caption highlighting Hyderabad's unique situation in 1947 when India attained independence, but Hyderabad did not. Scenes in the trailer depict individuals engaging in violence with the goal of transforming Hyderabad into 'Turkistan' against the backdrop of partition.