CPI(M) condemns police action preventing screening of banned documentary on PM Modi in Chennai

Condemnation police action Against members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), who tried to screen a banned documentary on Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Chennai, the Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Friday urged the Tamil Nadu government and police to uphold fundamental rights. requested. People’s

In a statement, State Secretary K.K. Balakrishnan said the Left and other democratic organizations plan to hold screenings and discussions on the documentary in different parts of the state. However, on Thursday the police stopped the screening by DYFI and detained some of its members for watching the documentary on their mobile phones. The administration of the University of Madras prevented members of the Students’ Federation of India from even screening the documentary on the university campus. “These actions cannot be justified in any way,” he said.

He said that the people of the country have the right to watch this documentary and reach their own conclusions, but the police and educational institutions acted against it.