Will Anuja and Thousands of Parents Forgive You?
AVS
After watching the film, I simply couldn’t stop myself from personally calling and congratulating the entire team – starting with director Kamaksha Narayan Singh ji and producer Vipul Amrutlal Shah ji. For us, this film felt even more powerful than The Kerala Story 1.
The actors delivered truly outstanding performances. The strength of the screenplay, the finesse of the direction, and the sharp, precise dialogues – all of it came together beautifully. A deeply important social issue was presented in such a compelling and impactful cinematic way that it left a lasting impression on us.
-> Dear comrades, do you know Anuja?
Some people are protesting to stop the film just because it carries Kerala’s name. But listen carefully – the tragedy of a young woman who once stood among you, in your own circles here in Kerala, is also portrayed in it.
-> Do you remember Anuja? The former SFI leader from Maharaja’s College?
What you are doing now is a grave injustice – one that the soul of that young student who died after enduring unbearable suffering, and thousands of parents, will never forgive. Before her death, Anuja wanted the world to know her tragic story. She wanted the pain she went through – the agony her family endured – to never happen to anyone else. And you? You did not secure justice for Anuja and her family then. And even today, you are not allowing her suffering to become a lesson for others. Instead, you are still trying to protect the very racket that trapped her. Shame!
Anuja was a student of Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam, the same college where Abhimanyu, the SFI leader murdered by activists of Popular Front of India, had studied. Even in Abhimanyu’s case, there were attempts by some to appease jihadist elements – and that itself became controversial.
In Anuja’s case too – who died under mysterious circumstances after alleged abuse by a leader linked to the National Development Front (NDF) – the political leadership did not firmly stand with the victim.
-> Who is Anuja? Why are some people deliberately trying to hide the Anuja case?
Anuja (23), the daughter of Ashok Kumar and Shailaja from Puthusseryparambu in Kochi, was a final-year MA Political Science student. She was active in her studies as well as in left-wing student politics. Through her political involvement, she grew close to Khaleel (34), a native of Chavakkad in Thrissur. Their political association turned into a relationship. With partial consent from her parents-who were themselves believers in left-wing politics-she chose to live with him in a live-in relationship.
Anuja was trapped in a so-called “love trap jihad” by Khalil – a man who was already married and the father of two children. He was an active member of the NDF (National Development Front), an Islamic extremist organization that later became the early form of the Popular Front. He was the main accused in the murder of BJP leader Manikandan from Vadakkekad, Thrissur. There were also many criminal cases against him – including violent attacks on CPM workers and the brutal assault of his own wife. She realized very late that she had been deliberately trapped in a planned love scheme, and who Khalil truly was.
In the beginning, Khalil acted like a progressive, liberal-minded man. But once he managed to separate Anuja from her family and make her emotionally dependent on him, he slowly began revealing his real nature. He started restricting her freedoms one by one. Eventually, he pushed her into a situation where he said that if she wanted to marry him, she would have to convert her religion and wear a burqa.
Anuja strongly resisted all of this. What followed was an even more mysterious and disturbing end – her unexplained suicide. It was Khalil who informed the police late at night about Anuja’s death. He told them that when he returned home, he found Anuja hanging in the bedroom. But the pictures that later surfaced raised serious questions. In those images, both of her feet appeared to be dragging on the floor while she was hanging. Nearby, clumps of freshly cut hair were also seen..
-> Why is there opposition to this film?
So many films have been made in Kerala about murders and mysterious suicides – like Oru CBI Diary Kurippu and many others. Why is it that only this film, which is based on real incidents, is being attacked? Why are some people drawing their swords only against this one? Why challenge the law, the courts, and the constitutional right of citizens by trying to block its screening? Shouldn’t DYFI actually be happy if their beloved comrade Anuja gets justice? Shouldn’t they be the ones exposing the extremist forces that destroyed her life? Why this anger only against a film that portrays the suffering of a girl from Kerala – their own comrade? Who are you trying to please? Who are you trying to protect? This is a clear example of the growing nexus between jihadi elements and politics in Kerala.
All we humbly request is this: those who truly want peace in the land should be ready to watch the film and should help to spread awareness about it.