India, April 15 -- The Shiv Sena (UBT) mouthpiece Saamana on Monday questioned Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis's silence over the controversy surrounding the upcoming film Phule, which is about the 19th-century anti-caste activists Mahatma Jyotirao Phule and Savitribai Phule.

Originally set to release on April 11, the film's launch was postponed by two weeks after Brahmin organisations in Maharashtra watched the trailer and alleged that the movie portrays the community negatively and promotes casteism. The movie will now be released on April 25 with edits demanded by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), including removing terms like "Mahar," "Mang," "Peshwai," and "Manu's system of caste," and replacing a scene sh...