In the latest development of Udta Punjab, the Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore retorted to Anurag Kashyap’s ‘North Korea’ at a press conference.
“Do you think or feel you are living in North Korea? no right? Let’s take a vote on who thinks India is as bad as North Korea. I guess that is democracy,” said Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore.
WATCH: MoS I&B Rajyavardhan Rathore replies to a question on Anurag Kashyap’s ‘North Korea’ tweet #UdtaPunjabhttps://t.co/iWbeFg4Rwp
— ANI (@ANI_news) June 7, 2016
The Udta Punjab controversy seems to be getting uglier with every passing day. Even as he tries to get a clean chit for the film, co-producer Anurag Kashyap also has to deal with convincing people that his fight is with CBFC and not the NDA government.
Although he clarified it yesterday, in a series of tweets again, he confirmed that he is not an AAP or a Congress party agent.
All the trolls referring to Paanch and BF and others.. Sorry they had not invented Twitter then you idiots. Fight was the same
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 7, 2016
However much the trolls try to distract.. Fight with censors has always been there.. There was more faith now that was unfounded
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 7, 2016
FYI I have fought the UPA more on censorship issues than the NDA. But you know what , there was no Nihalani then. So the paid trolls can FO
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 7, 2016
And it’s pathetic that the party supported and paid trolls are trying to make me look like an agent of congress or AaP
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 7, 2016
Where as I have been working closely with this ministry and the MOS mr. Rathore on the censorship issues
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 7, 2016
And I have all our texts and messages saved so if the govt is trying to make there incompetence look good then they’ve picked a wrong person
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 7, 2016
& stop taking out list of cuts made for television of my adult films to show as censored portions of my film to prove a non-existing point
— Anurag Kashyap (@anuragkashyap72) June 7, 2016
Alia Bhatt too tweeted her support:
#UdtaPunjab pic.twitter.com/1T0LIsceyd
— Alia Bhatt (@aliaa08) June 7, 2016