'Kesari 2' sparks outrage in Bengal: CM Mamata slams film for altering Khudiram Bose's name

Aug 12, 2025, 17.10PM IST
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee publicly condemned the Bollywood film 'Kesari Chapter 2' for misrepresenting Bengali revolutionary Khudiram Bose as 'Khudiram Singh'—a move she called an 'attack on the Bengali language.' She emphasized that such distortions dishonor Bengal’s legacy. This backlash follows an FIR filed under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita for historical inaccuracies. Critics and local artists are demanding an apology and correction from the filmmakers—including Akshay Kumar and his team.
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