Wasim Rizvi has been a vocal supporter of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya and has been on the target of several Muslim organisations for his stand on the Ram Mandir issue.
Interestingly, soon after Pulwama terrorist attacks that had killed more than 40 security personnel, Priyanka had turned to be a peacenik to claim hate was never an answer.
Anik Dutta in the past had criticised the 'excessive' use of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's posters in and around the film fest venues and had argued that the film personalities should get more limelight during such events.