'MSG' With Dera Chief Ram Raheem In The Lead Is Releasing Today, Haryana Under Tight Security

The controversial film MSG: The Messenger with Dera Sachcha Sauda Chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in lead role is releasing today. The security has been tightened in and out of the theatres which are screening the movie.

Orders have been given to maintain the law and order all across Haryana state where the Sikh organizations are against the release of the movie. "The film is given certificate by the censor board and it is a subject of the central government ...we are ensuring strict security to prevent any untoward incident," Ram Vilas Sharma, a minister in the Khattar cabinet said.

The state government has deployed police and paramilitary forces across the state to deal with any kind of tension arising from the release of the film. Two additional companies of reserve police force have been deployed at Sirsa where the Dera is headquartered.

"We have imposed Section 144, installed CCTV cameras at the entry and exit points of the Cineplex... security forces are on the alert and we are maintaining vigil," said Sirsa DSPJagdish Kajla.

The Punjab government had to ban the release of the film last month following the threats from Sikh organizations. After the censor board refused to give it a go last month, the film was given a release certificate last week with a new name and suggested cuts.   

The name of the movie has been changed from MSG: The Messenger of God to MSG: The messenger. 

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After being banned and labelled as "inappropriate" to be released by the Censor Board, the controversial film "Messenger of God" that has Dera Sachcha Suada head Gurmeet Ram Raheem Singh in the lead role has reportedly been cleared by the Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT). The Censor Board Chief Leela Samson has said that she has made up her mind to step down from the post. 

When the media asked her for comments, she said, "I hear so. Nothing in writing yet. It is a mockery of Central Board of Film Certification. My resignation is final. Have informed the (I&B) Secretary." FCAT has not released its official decision on the topic yet.

Earlier, the Censor Board had sent the movie to FCAT to get clearance. The film was scheduled to get released in theatres this Friday.   

Samson was not fairly open on what made her resign; she alleged "interference, coercion and corruption of panel members and officers of the organization who are appointed by the ministry."  She added, "...having to manage an organization whose Board has not met for over nine months as the ministry had no funds to permit the meeting of members."

According to her, all the members and the Chairperson of the censor board have served their respective tenures. The new government has not been able to appoint the new board and a new Chairperson yet, therefore some of them had been given extension and asked to carry on until the appointment process is completed.

She seemed pretty unhappy with the I&B ministry, "However, recent cases of interference in the working of the CBFC by the ministry, through an 'additional charge' CEO, and corrupt panel members has caused a degradation of those values that the members of this Board of CBFC and Chairperson stood for," she said.

Meanwhile, the spokesperson the Dera Sachcha Sauda has said, "as per our information, FCAT has cleared the movie for release. But a written order is awaited."

A Bharatanatyam dancer, choreographer, instructor, and writer, Leela Samson, 63, has previously served as the head of Sangeet Natak Academy from August 2010 to October 2014. She was awarded Padma Shri for her contribution to the art of Bharatanatyam.

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