PM Modi to attend special screening of Chhaava in Parliament
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a special screening of the Hindi film Chhaava on Wednesday at the Balayogi Auditorium in Parliament, alongside Cabinet ministers and Members of Parliament.
The film, which narrates the life of Maratha ruler Chhatrapati Sambhaji Maharaj, has received widespread appreciation as well as criticism. The screening will be attended by the film’s cast and crew, including actor Vicky Kaushal, who plays the titular role.
Last month, PM Modi had acknowledged the film's impact during his address at the Akhil Bharatiya Marathi Sahitya Sammelan in New Delhi. He highlighted its significance in portraying Sambhaji Maharaj’s resistance against Mughal emperor Aurangzeb and credited Marathi literature for inspiring the film. “It is Maharashtra and Mumbai that have elevated both Marathi and Hindi cinema. These days, Chhaava is creating a buzz across the country. The portrayal of Sambhaji Maharaj’s courage in this way has been inspired by Shivaji Sawant’s Marathi novel,” he remarked on February 21.
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Trump confronts South African president over killing of white farmers
Washington, May 21 (AP): President Donald Trump used a White House meeting to confront South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, accusing his country of failing to address the killing of white farmers.
“People are fleeing South Africa for their own safety," said Trump, who at one point dimmed the lights in the Oval Office to play a video of a communist politician playing a controversial anti-apartheid song that includes lyrics about killing a farmer. "Their land is being confiscated and in many cases they're being killed."
Ramaphosa pushed back against Trump's accusation. The South African leader had sought to use the meeting to set the record straight and salvage his country's relationship with the United States. The bilateral relationship is at its lowest point since South Africa enforced its apartheid system of racial segregation, which ended in 1994.
“We are completely opposed to that,” Ramaphosa said of the behaviour alleged by Trump in their exchange.
Experts in South Africa say there is no evidence of whites being targeted, although farmers of all races are victims of violent home invasions in a country that suffers from a very high crime rate.
