SIO Telangana slams State recognition of Razakar by Gaddar Award for best film on history
Students Islamic Organisation of India called the movie ‘a Hindutva propaganda film which was falsely presented as true historical events'
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Hyderabad: Students Islamic Organization of Telangana criticised State for honouring Razakar with Gaddar Award for best film on history
Hyderabad: The Students Islamic Organisation of India (SIO), Telangana, condemned the decision of the Telangana Government to award the film ‘Razakar’ with the Gaddar Award for Best Historical Film.
The student organisation called the movie ‘a Hindutva propaganda film, which was falsely presented as true historical events.’
“Under the guise of cinema, this project, produced and promoted by BJP leaders, not merely distorts but creates ahistorical ‘facts' to vilify the Muslim community of Hyderabad. It is a direct attack on the past and present, communal harmony and coexistence represented by Hyderabad. It presents an ahistorical and inflammatory portrayal, vilifying an entire community while overlooking historically documented large-scale episodes of violence,” said Muhammad Faraz Ahmed, state president of SIO Telangana.
He further said, “This decision by the Congress-led government, under the CM, not only endorses but legitimises these dangerous propaganda narratives of fascist forces, thereby showcasing an open betrayal of the existence of heterogeneity in the State.”
‘Insult to Gaddar’
The student organisation also felt that the award being given in the name of Gaddar is an insult to the Telangana poet and leader.
“Moreover, the use of ‘Gaddar’ in favour of a movie crafted to inflame communal sentiments with a deeply anti-Muslim narrative is an insult to the memory of the revolutionary Gaddar, who stood for justice, equality and resistance to oppression,” Muhammad Faraz Ahmed said.
SIO Telangana urged the State government and key stakeholders to immediately revoke this recognition and disassociate from divisive narratives.
“We call upon all justice-driven organisations and individuals to act against this growing normalisation of hate. We also appeal to the citizens, especially the youth, to turn to verified, scholarly established historical narratives rather than accepting fabrications shaped through propaganda peddled by the Sangh,” he said.
