Those who don't like 'Adipurush' may not watch it: MoS SP Singh

Press Trust of India

Bhadohi (UP)

Amid the row over the Bollywood film 'Adipurush', Union Minister S P Singh Baghel on Monday said those who do not like the movie are free not to watch it. He was reacting to allegations levelled by Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav that the movie was part of an "agenda".

The Union minister of state for health and family welfare was in Bhadohi to attend a programme on the completion of nine years of the Narendra Modi government at the Center.

Asked about the SP chief's remark, the Union minister said, "People doing politics of appeasement are very conscious of their vote bank and give such statements.

Similar statements were made on the 'Kashmir Files' even though that film is a depiction of what happened in Kashmir."

"Literature is a mirror of the society, be it writing or films or television. Those who do not like it should not go to see it, but literature is the mirror of society. Even if it is plated in silver or gold, mirrors do not lie," Baghel added..