What is Controversial about PK?

"INDIAN film industry, very rarely and only occasionally produces socially relevant cinema. PK is one such film. The film has once again proved that fundamentalists have no religion. What else will explain the opposition to the film, bringing together the RSS, VHP, Hindu Mahasabha, Baba Ramdev, Swami Swaroopanand Shankracharya, Maulana Firangi Mahal and the Jamat-e-Islami Hind? Surprisingly, it took nearly a week after the film was released for the protesters to express their displeasure. If the film makers thought that acknowledging L K Advani, a known film-buff and earning praise from him for the 'courageous movie', would earn them a reprieve from the religious zealots, they for once have grossly miscalculated. It seems they had over-estimated the 'strength' of Advani!

RSS and the entire Sangh Parivar is back in business now, with the BJP in power at the centre with a majority of its own. A 'cultural organisation' it claims, the RSS had mobilised its entire parivar to protest the movie, which they perceive as 'hurting the religious sentiments of Hindus'. All of them claim that the movie had targeted Hinduism, more than any other religion. This logic is further extended by Subramaniam Swamy, the BJP leader, who wanted to know if the film was funded by the ISI or Dubai (intention might be to point towards underworld don Dawood Ibrahim). Muslim fundamentalist organisations do not agree with these views, but do not find any objection to join the struggle against the film, as they think that their religious sentiments too were severely hurt by the film. The VHP had now extended its demand for the change of personnel and ethos of the censor board!..."