Months after its theatrical release, Adah Sharma-starrer `The Kerala Story` has once again made headlines. After its OTT release, Doordarshan announced its decision to screen the film. The decision has led to much debate similar to the ones that came up during its theatrical release last May. Among the dissenting voices, one is of Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan demanded that the national broadcaster refrain from streaming the controversial film as it might "exacerbate communal tensions" ahead of the Lok Sabha elections.

Taking to his official handle on X, Chief Minister Vijayan posted, "The decision by @DDNationalto broadcast the film `Kerala Story`, which incites polarisation, is highly condemnable. The national news broadcaster should not become a propaganda machine of the BJP-RSS combine and withdraw from screening a film that only seeks to exacerbate communal tensions ahead of the general elections. Kerala will remain steadfast in opposing such malicious attempts to sow hatred."