Filmmaker Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri falsely claimed that the US state of Rhode Island had recognised the 'Kashmir Genocide' through a citation for his film 'The Kashmir Files'.
BOOM found that the claim is misleading and false. The citation was given only for the premiere of the movie at Rhode Island College on December 9, 2021, and is not an endorsement of the State of Rhode Island and the House of Representatives.
Agnihotri tweeted on March 14, 2022, a photo of a citation by the House of Representatives of the state of Rhode Island in recognition of the premier of The Kashmir Files. The certificate was issued on December 9, 2021, at the State House in Providence, Rhode Island.
However, Agnihotri claimed that the 'liberal state' of Rhode Island has officially recognised the 'Kashmir Genocide due to a very small film'.
"Pl read this and decide who is the persecutor and who should get the punishment. This is #NewIndia," he tweeted.
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First time in 32 years, any state in the world, the democratic & liberal state of USA -Rhode Island, has officially recognised Kashmir Genocide due to a very small film. Pl read this and decide who is the persecutor and who should get the punishment. This is #NewIndia pic.twitter.com/GIuJgB48JK
— Vivek Ranjan Agnihotri (@vivekagnihotri) March 14, 2022
The Kashmir Files, which was recently released, is based on the ordeal of the Kashmiri Pandits during the onset of insurgency in the Kashmir valley.
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