A right wing Hindu organisation has demanded a statewide ban on 'Sons of Babar,' an English play by Union minister for minorities Salman Khurshid, for 'glorifying' the Mughal era.
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), in its memorandum to the organisers--Kala Academy, Goa University and International Centre, Goa--has demanded that the play being directed by Tom Alter and to be staged on May 12 at Kala Academy in Panaji should be withdrawn.
HJS leader Sushant Dalvi said that the organisation has demanded ban on the play in the state. "The memorandum is also forwarded to chief minister Digambar Kamat," he said.
Dalvi claimed that Khurshid had said at the maiden show of the play in Delhi that 'Hindustan had progressed under the regime of Mughals in north though there were people of different religious faiths been there'. The play revolves around the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar as a central character in reference with the overall Mughal era.
HJS had in the past had objected to Bollywood flick Jodha Akbar. PTI
Hindu Janajagruti Samiti (HJS), in its memorandum to the organisers--Kala Academy, Goa University and International Centre, Goa--has demanded that the play being directed by Tom Alter and to be staged on May 12 at Kala Academy in Panaji should be withdrawn.
HJS leader Sushant Dalvi said that the organisation has demanded ban on the play in the state. "The memorandum is also forwarded to chief minister Digambar Kamat," he said.
Dalvi claimed that Khurshid had said at the maiden show of the play in Delhi that 'Hindustan had progressed under the regime of Mughals in north though there were people of different religious faiths been there'. The play revolves around the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah Zafar as a central character in reference with the overall Mughal era.
HJS had in the past had objected to Bollywood flick Jodha Akbar. PTI
