PM Modi: Kashmir Files showed the truth which was suppressed for years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday showered praise on the recently-released film 'The Kashmir Files' and said that such movies should be made more often.

Addressing the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) parliamentary meeting, PM Modi said that the film has shown the truth which was suppressed for years. Helmed by Anupam Kher, the film highlights the atrocities against Kashmiri Pandits in the 1990s when they were killed, persecuted and forced to leave their homes overnight.

The film which outlines the brutalities endured by the Kashmiri Pandits has received a massive push from the Centre and states. It also got the prime minister's nod when the makers met him on Saturday.

Several states have granted tax-free status to the movie after a section of legislators said that the film be granted an exemption.