New Delhi, Aug. 2 -- Congress leader KC Venugopal slammed The Kerala Story, terming it a film that "deserves to be in the dustbin" for pushing a "rotten agenda" and defaming Kerala.

He called its National Award win a clear sign of the BJP promoting hate from the highest levels of government.

Venugopal asserted that Kerala's "loving, welcoming, and brotherly" people would reject this "insult" and ensure the BJP faces severe electoral repercussions for generations.

In his X post, he wrote, "The Kerala Story movie deserves to be in the dustbin. It peddles a rotten agenda and maligns my beautiful state of Kerala. This movie getting the National Award is the most perfect example of how the BJP sponsors and promotes hate from the highest ech...