Muslim activists storm Birmingham cinema screening ‘The Kerala Story’

BIRMINGHAM : Muslim activists in Birmingham stormed a screening of the controversial Bollywood film ‘The Kerala Story’, which has sparked a row in India amid claims that it destroys ‘religious harmony’, media reports said.

A group of protesters led by Shakeel Afsar, a Kashmiri activist, disrupted the screening of ‘The Kerala Story’ on Friday at a Cineworld theatre in Birmingham, Daily Mail reported.

A 10-minute clip uploaded on the British Muslim news website ‘5Pillars’ showed Afsar, 35, with a group of demonstrators entering the cinema and causing the film to be paused.

In the clip, Afsar along with at least two others ask to speak to the cinema manager about the ‘Islamophobic’ nature of the film.

The staff at the Cineworld were forced to pause the screening as mayhem broke out, with audience members seen confronting the activists and telling them to leave, Daily Mail reported.

After the activists were ejected by the security personnel, a theatre attendant could be heard telling the audience: “If you want to watch this film, you should calm down first. I am going to resume this film. We’re trying to deal with this in the best way we can. We’ve paused the film, we’ve turned the lights on, we’ve called the police.”

Last year, Afsar, an entrepreneur and property developer, led a campaign to pull ‘The Lady of Heaven’ from the cinemas.

He was also banned from protesting outside a primary school in Birmingham in 2019 after demonstrating against the teaching of LGBT values, Daily Mail reported. — IANS

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5 COMMENTS

  1. Muslim menace.

    Non Muslim countries should adopt Chinese or Myanmar governance model to deal with Quran Brainwashed, want to live in 14th century, Muslims spreading Nuisance..

    No iPhones or SUVs etc for Muslims as those were not available in the 14th century.

    • #Hindutva_Incitement_Law_&_Order_MENACE
      #ISLAMOPHOBIC_INCITEMENT_THE_KERALA_STORY is expectedly food for #HINDUTVA_HATE_PREACHERS .
      Is it any wonder that #NAZI_REIFENSTAHL_copied_by_Vipul_Amrutlal_Shah ?

      Naturally #HINDUTVA_TOTALITARIAN_FASCISTS_love_ISLAMOPHOBIC_CHINA &
      #HINDUTVA_TOTALITARIAN_FASCISTS_love_ISLAMOPHOBIC_MYANMAR , as #RSS_SAVARKAR_admired_Nazi_Germany_&_Fascist_Italy .

      The #BRAINWASHED_BHAKHTS have little chance as especially in #BIMARU_BHARAT the spluttering double engines work only for #INDO_ARYAN_NAZISM & according to the International Institute of Information Technology-Hyderabad (IIITH) >
      https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/science/indian-brain-is-smaller/article29816444.ece

      As for iPhones, one genius is dead & the other is about to transform the sector as he already did – Guess his name? #BHAKT_BURNOL orders should be made early ;-P

    • “No iPhones or SUVs etc for Muslims as those were not available in the 14th century.”
      > You do realise that you are once again, highlighting your ignorance as a well-deserved object for public pillory?

      #Proverbs_17:28

      As for SUVs , I suppose that the #TOGG_TURKIYE SUV has driven straight over your head?
      Even the aesthetics automotive designer is Murat Günak.

    • ^ #Dharm_Yudhi_BHAKTARD highlights his #INDIOT_Islamophobic credentials.

      “Pedofilia” is assessed from the standpoint of #SCIENCE & thus has stated parameters & criterion. (One cannot really expect a #LOW_IQ_ISLAMOPHOBIC_COVINDIOT to rise from #ARYAN_ANIMALISM & emotional #RASHTRA_RANTING .) ;-)>

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