Hyderabad, April 1 -- Following the uproar by Hindutva supporters against Mohanlal movie L2: Empuraan, its makers have deleted 24 scenes, including a 29-second scene depicting violence against Muslim women.

L2: Empuraan, a sequel to the 2019 filmLucifer, centered around the 2002 Gujarat riots, was cleared by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and released on March 27. Soon after its release, supporters from Hindutva groups mainly the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) started a hate campaign against the movie alleging it antagonised Hindu community. RSS mouthpieceOrganizerstated that the movie was using the2002 Gujarat riotsto push an "anti-Hindu political agenda."

The makers of the movie have...