Posted on 08/22/2014 9:56:55 PM PDT by Steelfish
Indira Gandhi Assassination: Controversial Film Blocked
Kaum De Heere (Diamonds of the Community) tells the story of Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, Indira Gandhi's assassins
India has blocked the release of a film on the assassination of former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi, after complaints it glorified her killers.
Intelligence agencies had warned of potential violence if it is released.
The film, Kaum De Heere, or Diamonds Of The Community, had been scheduled for release on Friday.
It tells the story of Ms Gandhi's Sikh bodyguards who shot her dead apparently to avenge her decision to send troops in a deadly raid on the Golden Temple.
Sikhs say thousands were murdered when the army entered Sikhism's holiest shrine in Amritsar to flush out militants.
Mrs Gandhi's assassination triggered an outburst of communal violence targeted at Sikhs and more than 3,000 Sikhs were killed in attacks across India.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
India is still a primitive culture where free speech, the bedrock of civilized government, is often suppressed.
Something the United States now has in common with India.
India is a democracy with more than one party.
Reading the article, it almost sounds like the movie makes these two goons out to be heroes.
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