"Apologise To Our Hosts": Israel Envoy As 'The Kashmir Files' Row Snowballs - NDTV

New Delhi:

Israel's ambassador to India contiguous came down heavy connected a filmmaker from his country, who called 'The Kashmir Files' a "propaganda" and "vulgar movie" astatine the International Film Festival of India (IFFI) successful Goa. Envoy Naor Gilon besides apologized to India successful an "open letter" connected Twitter, a time aft assemblage caput Nadav Lapid slammed the movie astatine the closing ceremonial of the movie festival yesterday.

'The Kashmir Files', directed by Vivek Agnihotri, revolves astir the exodus and sidesplitting of Kashmiri Pandits from the Kashmir Valley successful 1990. It has been mired successful contention since its merchandise successful March.

An unfastened missive to #NadavLapid pursuing his disapproval of #KashmirFiles. It's not successful Hebrew due to the fact that I wanted our Indian brothers and sisters to beryllium capable to understand. It is besides comparatively agelong truthful I'll springiness you the bottommost enactment first. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED. Here's why: pic.twitter.com/8YpSQGMXIR

"An unfastened missive to #NadavLapid pursuing his disapproval of #KashmirFiles. It's not successful Hebrew due to the fact that I wanted our Indian brothers and sisters to beryllium capable to understand. It is besides comparatively agelong truthful I'll springiness you the bottommost enactment first. YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED. Here's why," tweeted Lapid this morning.

Gilon said Lapid abused the Indian invitation to the judges' sheet successful the "worst way".

"In Indian civilization they accidental that a impermanent is similar God. You person abused successful the worst mode the Indian invitation to seat the sheet of judges astatine @IFFIGoa arsenic good arsenic the trust, respect and lukewarm hospitality they person bestowed connected you," helium added.

The envoy said the Israelis should beryllium humble arsenic Indians are a batch of Israeli content, including Fauda TV series. "I'm nary movie adept but I bash cognize that it's insensitive and presumptuous to talk astir historical events earlier profoundly studying them and which are an unfastened coiled successful India due to the fact that galore of the progressive are inactive astir and inactive paying a price," helium said successful a agelong thread of tweets.

Gilon said helium was "extremely hurt" to spot the reactions successful India that Lapid was doubting Holocaust and Schindler's List, a movie based connected Holocaust.

"I unequivocally condemn specified statements. There is nary justification. It does amusement the sensitivity of the Kashmir contented here," said the envoy. "From your interrogation to Ynet the transportation you marque betwixt your disapproval of #KashmirFiles and your dislike to what is happening successful Israeli authorities was rather evident."

The India-Israel ties are precise beardown and volition past the "damages" inflicted by his remarks, Gilon said successful his tweets addressed to Lapid.

"As a quality being I consciousness ashamed and privation to apologize to our hosts for the atrocious mode successful which we repaid them for their generosity and friendship," said the envoy.

A BIG convey you Ambassador @NaorGilon . Deeply humbled by your support. You talk for each Indian. The symptom & trauma depicted successful the movie is not a show of distorted past but what Kasmiri pundits really went through. Your words enactment similar a balm of comfort. Truly humbled 🙏

BJP person Khushbu Sundar thanked Gilon and said his words acted similar a "balm of comfort". "The symptom and trauma depicted successful the movie is not a show of distorted past but what Kasmiri pundits really went through," she said.

Jury caput Lapid had yesterday said the jurors astatine the movie festival were "disturbed and shocked" by 'The Kashmir Files'. "That felt to america similar a propaganda, vulgar movie, inappropriate for an creator competitory conception of specified a prestigious movie festival," helium said. However, the assemblage committee has distanced itself from his remarks, calling them his "personal opinion".