Independent filmmakers call to vote against fascism

Independent filmmakers such as Anand Patwardhan, Sbad Kumar Sasidharan and Devashish Makhija gathered to appeal for the fight against fascism in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, saying the country was going through a period of "

In a joint statement published on the website www.artistuniteindia.com, the group of 103 filmmakers called on people to" protect the country's democracy "and affirmed that" the BJP has made the country the property of a conference room of a handful of businessmen.

The unity of the nation – though culturally vibrant and geographically diverse – is at stake, "they said.

"Fascism threatens to hit us with all its might if we do not choose wisely As we all know, since the BJP came to power in 2014, things have changed. the worst, "reads the statement.

It was signed by 103 directors, including Vetri Maaran, Q, Deepa Dhanraj, Ka bir Singh Chowdhry.

According to the statement, a country polarized according to religious criteria is not "India that we have known".

"Moreover, the BJP and its allies have miserably kept their election promises.They now use the lynching of the crowd and the militancy of the cows to divide the country together." The marginalization of Dalits and Muslims is the name of the They broadcast their hate campaigns with the help of the Internet and social media. "

Filmmakers say patriotism is the BJP's trump card and any individual or institution raising the slightest disagreement is labeled" anti-national ". "Let's not forget that some of our eminent writers and journalists have lost their lives because they have dared to dissociate themselves."

According to the directors, "to idealize and exploit the armed forces" is one of the strategies of the BJP, "even at the risk of engaging the nation in a useless war."

Filmmakers say that the country's cultural and scientific institutions are under constant badault.

"Failed economic policies that ended up hiding extreme disasters made it look like success, all with the help of a false propaganda and a marketing blitz. to create a false optimism in the country.The manipulation of statistics and history is another of their pbadionate projects, "according to the statement.

The filmmakers said that giving the BJP an additional mandate to power would be a "serious mistake" and could be the "final nail of the war". coffin of the world's largest democracy ".