India, Aug. 2 -- Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has accused the Indian government of spreading misinformation by honouring a film that he claimed tarnished the state's image, hours after 'The Kerala Story' won two major titles at the 71st National Film Awards.

'The Kerala Story', which bagged the 'Best Director' and 'Best Cinematography' honours at the National awards, featured the controversial subject of forced religious conversion in the southern Left-ruled state to recruit people for the terror group ISIS.

In a strongly worded post on X, he also attacked the National Film Awards' jury over what he claimed was lending legitimacy to the Sangh Parivar's ideology.

"By honouring a film that spreads blatant misinformation with th...