India, March 7 -- Director Kamakhya Narayan Singh and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah's The Kerala Story 2 was released in theatres in February and left audiences divided. Leader of the opposition and member of the Indian National Congress, Rahul Gandhi, remarked that 'nobody is really watching' the film. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari's wife defended the film, calling it a 'mirror to society'.

The official X (formerly Twitter) of Congress posted on behalf of Rahul. It reads, "Nobody is really watching The Kerala Story. It shows that the majority of people in this country understand what Kerala is and appreciate its traditions and culture."

The note also claims, "Movies, TV, and the media have been weaponised. They are being used precisely to vilify ...