The founder of the organisation Lokendra Singh Kalvi said that not only the Rajput community or Hindu organisations but even Muslim leaders had came against the film, against which there was resentment across the country.
He demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi intervene in the issue saying that the central government had the powers, as per the provisions of the Cinematography Act, to stop the release of a film for three months.
"We are calling for a country-wide bandh on December 1 if the film is released. We have the support of all castes and communities. We will hold public meetings and rallies in Gurgaon, Patna and Bhopal before that," Kalvi told reporters.
Kalvi said that the statement by actress Deepika Padukone, who plays the legendary queen in the movie, that nothing can stop the release of the film was "provocative".
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No effort to tarnish the image of "Rani Padmavati" will be tolerated, he said.
He said that the film maker had promised to organise a pre-screening of the film before the censor board's approval but he released the promo and song without taking the Rajput community into confidence.
He said that now the Sena is not demanding any pre- screening but a total ban because the filmmaker had "betrayed".
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