Today, the Supreme Court of India, refused to entertain a plea seeking a stay on the release of the movie “The Kerala Story” on the grounds that it's the "worst kind of hate speech” and an “audio-visual propaganda”.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal and advocate Nizam Pasha submitted before the division bench of Justices KM Joseph and BV Nagarathna that the trailer of the movie, which is scheduled to be released on Friday, has garnered 16 million views.

"This movie is the worst kind of hate speech. It is a completely audio-visual propaganda", said the Counsel.

The bench said, “There are varieties of hate speeches. This film has got certification and has been cleared by the board. It's not like a person getting on the podium and starts giving an uncontrolled speech. If you want to challenge the release of the movie, you should challenge the certification and through the appropriate forum”.

Sibal then said that he will do whatever was necessary.

Justice Nagarathna said the petitioner should first approach the high court. Pasha said there was no time left as the movie is scheduled to release on Friday.

“This is not a ground. Otherwise, everyone will start coming to the Supreme Court”, the bench said. Justice Joseph said though he may not be advising the petition but for seeking appropriate remedy a substantial writ petition needs to be filed.

Justice Joseph said though he may not be advising the petition but for seeking appropriate remedy a substantial writ petition needs to be filed.