The opposition is strongly criticizing the Indian government and Prime Minister Narendra Modi after opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal was arrested on Thursday on suspicion of tax fraud, writes Bloomberg.
Kejriwal's AAP party is challenging Modi's BJP in the upcoming election, saying the arrests are politically motivated.
"It's a witch hunt for opposition leaders from a government that is afraid of all options," Devender Singh, a 34-year-old election worker for the party told Al Jazeera.
Arvind Kejriwal ruled the New Dehli region until his arrest and is considered a central figure in INDIA, the alliance of opposition parties that in the polls is the biggest threat to Modi's rule.
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The criticism: Bollywood films spread Hindu nationalism
Bollywood films have become an increasingly important channel for the spread of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Hindu nationalist message ahead of the upcoming elections in India, AP reports.
Film critic and screenwriter Raja Sen told the news agency that in the past, the more nationalistic films faced competition on the big screen from productions with the opposite message.
- It is rapidly changing. The scary thing is how widely accepted these films are now. It's really scary, he says.
According to AP, many filmmakers engage in self-censorship to suit the agenda of the ruling parties.
Last year's top-grossing Indian film "The Kerala Story" was banned in three opposition-controlled states because it was seen as stirring up hatred against Christians and Muslims. In February, Narendra Modi himself praised the new "Article 370", which depicts the political situation in Kashmir and which critics called "a propaganda film for the government
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