Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Rupani has announced that the controversial Deepika Padukone starrer ‘Padmavati’ will not be released in the state.

Gujarat has become the third state to temporarily ban the movie’s release in the state after Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Chief Minister Rupani said the Gujarat government will not allow ‘a movie hurting sentiments of Rajputs’ to be released and that they cannot allow history to be distorted.

“We believe in freedom of speech and expression but any foul play with our great culture is not tolerated,” said Rupani, in a tweet.

Earlier, on Monday, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje had said that ‘Padmavati’ will not be released in Rajasthan till necessary changes as per the suggestions given to the Centre were incorporated in the Sanjay Leela Bhansali movie.

Madhya Pradesh was the first state to ban the film ‘Padmavati’, with Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan calling it an insult to the nation.

However, former chairman of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) Pahlaj Nihalani had brushed aside imposing of the ban on ‘Padmavati’ in states, saying that a movie cannot be banned in a state before receiving a certification from the censor board.