India: Kerala HC refuses to stay release of 'The Kerala Story', producer to remove controversial 32,000 figure teaser

Kochi, May 5 (PTI) The Kerala High Court on Friday refused to stay the release of the controversial multi-lingual film 'The Kerala Story' and said the trailer does not contain anything offensive to any particular community as a whole.

A bench of Justices N Nagaresh and Sophy Thomas noted the submission made by the producers that they do not intend to retain an "offending teaser" which contained a statement that "32,000 women" from Kerala were converted and joined a terrorist organisation.

Justice Nagaresh, who dictated the order said that going through the trailers of the movie, "We find that the trailer does not contain anything offensive to any particular community as a whole." .