Dera Sacha Sauda sect head Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh’s movie is in trouble again. After his controversial film MSG: The Messenger of God, his next movie, MSG 2 — The Messenger, has been banned in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh for remarks that “hurt the sentiments of the tribal people”.
According to officials, the movie, which released on Friday, contains unsavoury remarks against tribals and those who live in jungles.
“[The] Jharkhand government has taken note of the MSG 2 movie, released on September 18, which has used some unsavoury remarks, which are unconstitutional. The remarks hurt the sentiment[s] of the tribal people.
“Chief Minister Raghubar Das gathered information about the movie and directed the officials to ban the movie in the state,” an official release said in Ranchi on Saturday.
In Jharkhand, tribals constitute 27 per cent of the population, and Das is the first non-tribal to become the chief minister.
Starring Singh, Arprit Ranka, Honeypreet Insan, Charanpreet Insan, Shan-E-Meet Insan, Rooh-E-Meet Insan, Rohit Khurana, Kainaat Toor, Sukhwinder Singh and Aman Walia Insan, the film has been banned in Chhattisgarh, too.
“Chief Minister Raman Singh has said that tribal people won’t be insulted at any cost. We will take care of their dignity. Hence, Baba Ram Rahim’s film MSG 2 — The Messenger won’t be screened in Chhattisgarh,” Swaraj Das, additional director of public relations, said.
The movie has been co-directed by Singh and Jeetu Arora.
