The Indian fans of DC Comics are furious at the comic book publisher for portraying Kashmir as a disputed territory in its latest animated film ‘Injustice’ 2021, which was released on Tuesday (October 19) in India.
In a snippet from the film that is being circulated on the social media, Superman and Wonder Woman can be seen destroying Indian military infrastructure. And towards the end, Superman declares the region as an arms-free zone.
“In disputed Kashmir, Superman and Wonder Woman destroy every piece of military equipment, declaring it an arms free zone,” the voiceover in the video says.
The Jammu Kashmir region is claimed by both India and Pakistan. India has maintained that the region is an integral part. Meanwhile, of late, China has been troubling Ladakh’s boundaries.
Many agitated Indian fans of the comics took to Twitter to express their disappointment.
“DC fans in India, show some patriotism and cancel [Injustice]. This is hideous. Propaganda anti-India narratives should be busted,” a Twitter user wrote.
Meanwhile, another user added: “DC Comics, this is outrageous, Kashmir is [an] integral part of India, [so] stay out of it or get your market destroyed in India.”
Another twitter user called for boycotting DC films and wrote that “it’s time to ban DC films in India.”
However, one user claimed that such scenes always existed in the DC Universe “way before ‘Wokism’ became a thing”.
“Oh for f** sake. At least read up on the Injustice storyline and the comics that came out way before ‘Wokism’ became a thing,” the user said.
They also added: “This was always there and not just Kashmir, Superman f*** up every other military conflict on the planet.”