Legal proceedings were initiated against the Antharashtra Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal on Sunday, May 24, 2020 after they were held responsible for vandalising the upcoming Malayalam film Minnal Murali's church set that was erected in Kalady to shoot the film's climax sequence. Right from Tovino Thomas, the film's lead actor to Dulquer Salmaan, Nivin Pauly, Aju Varghese, Anoop Menon to even the Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan had condemned the violent act. The members of multiple right-wing groups destroyed the film's set, said to have cost around Rs 50-lakh, and claimed that the church set hurt their religious sentiments and that the set was in close proximity to the Adi Sankaracharya mutt in Kalady near Ernakulam.ย Tovino Thomas Starrerโ€™s Minnal Murali Church Set Vandalised in Kalady; Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan Promises To Take Tough Action (Watch Video).

And in what we can call swift action, the Kerala Police arrested two men in connection to the vandalism of the set on Monday, May 25, 2020. As per a report in Indianexpress.com, the accused have been identified as Rashtriya Bajrang Dal Ernakulam district president Ratheesh Malayattoor and one Rahul, have been arrested.ย Actor Tovino Thomas Slams AHP & Bajrang Dal Members For Vandalising Sets of Church Built For Malayalam Movie Minnal Murali.

A case under various sections of the IPC including, 379 (theft), 454 (trespassing) and 427 (damaging the property) has been lodged by the police against seven members of the Rashtriya Bajrang Dal and many others along with a vehicle that was used during the incident as well, which has been seized.

 

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Minnal Muraliโ€™s first schedule at Wayanad had been in progress when the set for the second schedule began construction at Kalady. It was carried out by art director Manu Jagad and team, under special instructions by stunt choreographer Vlad Rimburg. For this, we had the rightful permissions from the concerned authorities.And as we were about to start shooting in this set โ€“ which was built on a considerable cost, the whole country went into lockdown, following which our shoot was paused, just like all othersโ€™. It is during this prevailing uncertainty that this contractual set was destroyed by a group of racialists yesterday. The reasons they cite for this unceremonious act are not understood to our senses till now. Weโ€™ve heard of movie sets being vandalised by religious fanatics in Northern parts of India. Now, itโ€™s happening to us right here. It has caused us a lot of distress, and even more of anxiety. We have decided to go ahead with the legal proceedings. เดฎเดฟเดจเตเดจเตฝ เดฎเตเดฐเดณเดฟ เด†เดฆเตเดฏ เดทเต†เดกเตเดฏเต‚เตพ เดตเดฏเดจเดพเดŸเตเดŸเดฟเตฝ เดจเดŸเดจเตเดจเต เด•เต†เดพเดฃเตเดŸเดฟเดฐเตเดจเตเดจเดคเดฟเดจเต†เดพเดชเตเดชเดฎเดพเดฃเต , เดฐเดฃเตเดŸเดพเด‚ เดทเต†เดกเตเดฏเต‚เดณเดฟเดฒเต† เด•เตเดฒเตˆเดฎเดพเด•เตเดธเต เดทเต‚เดŸเตเดŸเดฟเดจเต เดตเต‡เดฃเตเดŸเดฟ เด†เด•เตเดทเตป เด•เต‡เดพเดฑเดฟเดฏเต‡เดพเด—เตเดฐเดพเดซเตผ เดตเตเดฒเดพเดกเต เดฑเดฟเด‚เดฌเตผเด—เดฟเดจเตเดฑเต†โ€Œ เดจเดฟเตผเดฆเตเดฆเต‡เดถเดชเตเดฐเด•เดพเดฐเด‚ เด†เตผเดŸเตเดŸเต เดกเดฏเดฑเด•เตเดŸเตผ เดฎเดจเต เดœเด—เดฆเตเด‚ เดŸเต€เดฎเตเด‚ เด‰เดคเตเดคเดฐเดตเดพเดฆเดฟเดคเตเดคเดชเตเดชเต†เดŸเตเดŸเดตเดฐเตเดŸเต† เด…เดจเตเดฎเดคเดฟเดฏเต‡เดพเดŸเต† เดธเต†เดฑเตเดฑเต เดจเดฟเตผเดฎเตเดฎเดพเดฃเด‚ เด†เดฐเด‚เดญเดฟเดšเตเดšเดคเต.เดฒเด•เตเดทเด•เตเด•เดฃเด•เตเด•เดฟเดจเต เดฐเต‚เดช เดฎเตเดŸเด•เตเด•เดฟ เดจเดฟเตผเดฎเตเดฎเดฟเดšเตเดš เดˆ เดธเต†เดฑเตเดฑเดฟเตฝ เดทเต‚เดŸเตเดŸเดฟเด‚เด—เต เด†เดฐเด‚เดญเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเดคเดฟเดจเต เดคเต†เดพเดŸเตเดŸเต เดฎเตเตปเดชเดพเดฃเต เดจเดฎเตเดฎเตเดŸเต† เดฐเดพเดœเตเดฏเดคเตเดคเต เดฒเต‡เดพเด•เตเด•เต เดกเต—เตบ เดชเตเดฐเด–เตเดฏเดพเดชเดฟเด•เตเด•เตโ€Œเดจเตเดจเดคเตเด‚ , เดžเด™เตเด™เดณเตเดŸเต‡เดคเตเตพเดชเตเดชเดŸเต† เดŽเดฒเตเดฒเดพ เดธเดฟเดจเดฟเดฎเด•เดณเตเดŸเต†เดฏเตเด‚ เดทเต‚เดŸเตเดŸเดฟเด‚เด—เต เดจเดฟเตผเดคเตเดคเดฟ เดตเดฏเตเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเดคเตเด‚. เดตเต€เดฃเตเดŸเตเด‚ เดทเต‚เดŸเตเดŸเดฟเด‚เด—เต เดŽเดจเตเดจเต เด†เดฐเด‚เดญเดฟเด•เตเด•เดพเตป เด•เดดเดฟเดฏเตเดฎเต‡เดพ เด…เดจเตเดจเต เดทเต‚เดŸเตเดŸเต เดšเต†เดฏเตเดฏเตเดจเตเดจเดคเดฟเดจเต เดตเต‡เดฃเตเดŸเดฟ เดจเดฟเดฒเดจเดฟเตผเดคเตเดคเดฟเดฏเดฟเดฐเตเดจเตเดจ เดธเต†เดฑเตเดฑเดพเดฃเต เด‡เดจเตเดจเดฒเต† เดฏเดพเดคเต†เดพเดฐเต เดฎเตเดจเตเดจเดฑเดฟเดฏเดฟเดชเตเดชเตเดฎเดฟเดฒเตเดฒเดพเดคเต† เด’เดฐเต เด•เต‚เดŸเตเดŸเด‚ เดตเตผเด—เตเด—เต€เดฏเดตเดพเดฆเดฟเด•เตพ เดคเด•เตผเดคเตเดคเดคเต.เด…เดคเดฟเดจเดตเตผ เดจเดฟเดฐเดคเตเดคเตเดจเตเดจโ€Œ เด•เดพเดฐเดฃเด™เตเด™เดณเต†เดพเดจเตเดจเตเด‚ เดˆ เดจเดฟเดฎเดฟเดทเด‚ เดตเดฐเต†โ€Œ เดžเด™เตเด™เตพเด•เตเด•เดพเตผเด•เตเด•เตเด‚ เดฎเดจเดธเตเดธเดฟเดฒเดพเดฏเดฟเดŸเตเดŸเตเดฎเดฟเดฒเตเดฒ. เดตเดŸเด•เตเด•เต‡ เด‡เดจเตเดคเตเดฏเดฏเดฟเดฒเต†เดพเด•เตเด•เต† เดฎเดคเดญเตเดฐเดพเดจเตเดคเดฟเดจเตเดฑเต†โ€Œ เดชเต‡เดฐเดฟเตฝ เดธเดฟเดจเดฟเดฎเด•เดณเตเด‚ เดฒเต†เดพเด•เตเด•เต‡เดทเดจเตเด•เดณเตเดฎเต†เดพเด•เตเด•เต† เด†เด•เตเดฐเดฎเดฟเด•เตเด•เดชเตเดชเต†เดŸเตเดจเตเดจเดคเต เดจเดฎเตเด•เตเด•เต เด‡เดคเต เดตเดฐเต† เด•เต‡เดŸเตเดŸเต เด•เต‡เตพเดตเดฟ เดฎเดพเดคเตเดฐเดฎเดพเดฏเดฟเดฐเตเดจเตเดจเดฟเดŸเดคเตเดคเดพเดฃเต เดžเด™เตเด™เตพเด•เตเด•เต€ เด…เดจเตเดญเดตเดฎเตเดฃเตเดŸเดพเดฏเดฟเดฐเดฟเด•เตเด•เตเดจเตเดจเดคเตโ€Œ.. เด’เดฐเตเดชเดพเดŸเต เดตเดฟเดทเดฎเด‚ เด‰เดฃเตเดŸเต เด…เดคเดฟเดฒเต‡เดฑเต† เด†เดถเด™เตเด•เดฏเตเด‚ . เด…เดคเตเด•เต†เดพเดฃเตเดŸเต เดคเดจเตเดจเต† เดจเดฟเดฏเดฎเดจเดŸเดชเดŸเดฟเด•เดณเตเดฎเดพเดฏเดฟ เดฎเตเดจเตเดจเต‡เดพเดŸเตเดŸเต เดชเต‡เดพเดตเตเด•เดฏเดพเดฃเต . #minnalmurali

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Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan, in a press conference on Monday, addressed the incident and had said, "This is clearly aimed at provoking religious sentiments. Kerala is not a land where such communal forces can thrive. The government will take strong action. There is no doubt about it."

The film's lead actor Tovin Thomas also penned a post on how the incident has caused immense grief to himself and the film's entire team and in his post, wrote, "It is during this prevailing uncertainty (lockdown) that this contractual set was destroyed by a group of racialists yesterday. The reasons they cite for this unceremonious act are not understood to our senses till now.

Weโ€™ve heard of movie sets being vandalised by religious fanatics in Northern parts of India. Now, itโ€™s happening to us right here. It has caused us a lot of distress, and even more of anxiety." The incident that clearly shook the Malayalam industry, saw fraternity members and actors make their displeasure over the incident very evident.

(The above story first appeared on LatestLY on May 26, 2020 06:39 PM IST. For more news and updates on politics, world, sports, entertainment and lifestyle, log on to our website latestly.com).