‘Padmavati’: Deepika gets security cover

Kota/New Delhi/Mumbai, November 16

The controversy over Bollywood film "Padmavati" took an ugly turn today as a leader of the Rajput Karni Sena cited Ramayana's Surpanakha nose-chopping incident and warned her against "inciting" sentiments.

Reacting to the development, the Mumbai police have stepped up actor's security.

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Meanwhile, protests were held in several parts of the country, including Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, against the movie, which is slated to be released on December 1.

Ajmer dargah deewan Zainul Abedin Ali Khan also joined the chorus of voices against the film and urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ban it, saying it hurt religious sentiments.

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Earlier, referring to the nose chopping of 'Surupnakha' in the epic Ramayana, Karni Sena leader Mahipal Singh Makrana said while Kshatriyas respected women, but if the film was not banned and Padukone does not stop inciting sentiments with her provocative language, the Rajputs would not lag behind in acting. He asked why was Padukone, who has the citizenship of Denmark, speaking such provocative language?