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October 1938
FILMINDIA
we have cause to doubt his courage in his present old age surrounded by the new found power and pomp.
Are the Congress Ministers afraid of losing their present power? Did the Commissioner of Police overawe Mr. Munshi? Has Mr. Munshi become a bureaucrat?.. Is Mr. Munshi no longer a Congressman? A hundred questions like these were asked by the multitude and remained unanswered during the last month.
The Hon. Mr. Munshi must answer these questions as a responsible patriot and a Congress Minister. People who shouldered him to his present exalted position expect at least this much from him as a gentleman.
The Government of Madras, under the leadership of the venerable C. Rajagopalachariar is reported to have banned the picture. The Gov
ernment of Bengal, though not composed of Congressmen, is also reported to have put the brakes on. And yet the Government of Bombay is groping for vision and waiting to act.
On the other hand, perhaps due to the attitude of the local Executive, the local distributors of the film are reported to have viewed the whole affair with the usual arrogance peculiar to the foreigners in such matters. The exhibitors who joined hands with the distributors in putting our nation to shame, deserve the censure of the public.
And that is the deal we had in the present times with a popular ministry in power.
"The Drum" should have been straightway banned, if the Congress is half as sincere as it is profuse in declaring its love for national prestige and honour. Even now, the Hon. Mr. Munshi should act or he should tell us another story.
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