While The Kerala Story breaks the conspiracy of silence, it is possible the film fails in certain parameters of artistic brilliance. The report states: “The women, all from Kerala, travelled to Nangarhar in Afghanistan in the years 2016-18. He mentioned Nimisha Fathima aka Nimisha and Ayeisha aka Sonia Sebastian, Hindu and Christian women, respectively, who had ended up at the terrorist camps. The Kerala Catholic Bishops’ Council (KCBC) has in fact called The Kerala Story “a work of art” that “exposes the atrocities committed by the Islamic State. It cannot be so evaluated on the lines of communalism.” Christian community in Kerala are evidently not a BJP votebank.

Source: Economic Times May 12, 2023 05:55 UTC