Raja Singh urges boycott of Rajamouli-Mahesh Babu film Varanasi

Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh urged the Hindu community to boycott SS Rajamouli’s upcoming film Varanasi, accusing the director of hurting religious sentiments through remarks about Lord Hanuman. He questioned the filmmaker’s beliefs and asked people to file complaints against him

Hyderabad: Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh has appealed to the Hindu community to boycott ace filmmaker SS Rajamouli’s next movie Varanasi, which has Mahesh Babu in the lead, accusing the director of hurting the sentiments and beliefs of the community.

“Rajamouli should be jailed for making comments on Hindu Gods. Only then will he realise his mistake. As an atheist, he continues to make unacceptable comments,” Raja Singh, who recently resigned from BJP, said in a video statement here on Thursday.

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The filmmaker, during the unveiling programme of the movie’s first look, got upset due to a technical glitch.

“My dad came and said Lord Hanuman is behind me and is guiding me. Is this how he takes care? I am angry. My wife is also a staunch devotee of Lord Hanuman. She behaves like the lord is her friend and talks to him,” Rajamouli reportedly said.

A video of the filmmaker speaking at a programme is also going viral on social media, which shows him claiming that he did not have any confidence or belief in Lord Hanuman though his parents were devotees.

“Though he does not believe in Hindu Gods, he makes movies on Gods and makes crores of money,” the MLA said, asking whether it was a publicity stunt by Rajamouli or whether he actually was an atheist.

Raja Singh also said this was not the first instance when the filmmaker had made such comments. “Earlier, he commented on Lord Sri Krishna’s 16,108 dasis and stated that the story of Lord Rama was boring. Now, he has commented on Lord Hanuman,” the MLA said and urged the Hindu community to lodge a complaint against the movie director and producer.