My Karni Sena not withdrawing ‘Padmaavat’ protests: Kalvi

Shree Rajput Karni Sena chief Lokendra Singh Kalvi on Saturday dismissed reports that his outfit has withdrawn protests against Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Padmaavat” and said it must be some “fake news” circulated by a “fake Karni Sena”. He also said that his group has made the BJP pay – via its loss in the Rajasthan bypolls – for not respecting the sentiments of the protesting Rajputs.
“There are many fake Karni Senas emerging in India. At present there are eight such entities operating in the country with vested interests,” Kalvi told IANS.
The Rajput leader, whose group has been at the forefront of massive protests against “Padmaavat”, said there has been a “duplicacy” in matters pertaining to Karni Sena’s functioning.           (IANS)

He stressed that there was “only one Rajput Karni Sena operating in India and I proudly say that I am the founder of that organisation”.
The Shree Rajput Karni Sena has been protesting the Deepika Padukone starrer since its inception, claiming the film distorts history.
“We started the initial protests against the release of the film, which we still continue to do,” he said.
“However, the other duplicate Karni Senas are creating a dubious situation by releasing contradictory and fake news,” Kalvi added.
The Rajput Karni Sena on Friday had announced that it had decided to end the protests against Bhansali’s “Padmaavat” stating that the film “glorifies the valour of the Rajputs”.
Shree Rashtriya Rajput Karni Sena’s Mumbai leader, Yogendra Singh Kartar said that a few members of the outfit watched the film on the directions of the organisation’s national President Sukhdev Singh Gogamadi and found that the “film glorifies” the valour and sacrifice of Rajputs, and “every Rajput would feel proud” after watching it.
(IANS)