Delhi deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Friday, 26 January watched the film Padmaavat along with some Rajput leaders and said that the Rajputs are now upset at themselves for opposing the film, reported NDTV.
“I took many of them to the theatre. Saw the movie. Forget about me, people opposing it, they said there was nothing in this movie,” NDTV quoted the deputy CM.
Sisodia on Thursday, 25 January had said that he, along with some Rajput leaders, will watch the movie to see what had been depicted.
Talking to reporters in Delhi, Sisodia said he’s a Rajput as well, and slammed "some people who are defaming" the community with their violent actions.
Some people claim themselves to be Rajputs... and hurl stones at school buses... boycott such Rajputs...I don’t associate myself with such people.Manish Sisodia, Deputy Chief Minister, Delhi, as quoted by NDTV
He said that being the education minister of Delhi, it was his responsibility to ensure that parents were assured of their wards' safety, a day after a school bus was attacked by a mob in adjoining Gurugram.
“Some miscreants, who are indulging in violent protests, do not belong to the Rajput community,” he said.
Violent protests have spread across many states in the country over the release of the film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali, featuring Deepika Padukone as Rani Padmavati.
The national secretary of the Karni Sena, Suraj Pal Amu, was detained on Friday, 26 January by the Gurugram police for questioning over the anti-Padmaavat violence in the city, police said.
(With inputs from PTI and NDTV)
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