“‘Seeta is not India’s daughter’: Nepal objects to Adipurush dialogue, allows release only after removal”, Opindia, June 16, 2023:
“Nepal has objected to Mata Seeta being called ‘Bharat Ki Beti’ (India’s daughter). As per reports, a dialogue in the movie Adipurush, where Lord Ram (played by Baahubali star Prabhas) is asking the Vanar Sena to fight to save India’s daughter from the captivity of Ravana, has created some controversy in Nepal.
Nepal, proud of its temple town of Janakpur, considers Mata Seeta as Nepal’s daughter, not India’s daughter.
Belen Shah, the Mayor of the Kathmandu metropolitan area had taken a strong objection to Mata Seeta being referred to as ‘India’s daughter’, had asserted that she is, in fact, Nepal’s daughter, and the makers of Aadipurush had been given 3-days time to remove the allegedly controversial dialogue from the movie….”
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They have a point, and I feel we should respect it. Janakpur is in Nepal.
Let her be regarded as Nepal’s daughter, and India’s mother.
When it comes to Sitaji, we should not indulge in anything that is political. All of us adore Sita Maiyya, and see in her the ultimate divinity. All Hindus are brethren, and we all adore Sitaji, some as daughter, some as mother.