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Documentary filmmaker Anand Patwardhan on Monday said that his 1995 film Father, Son and Holy War was removed by YouTube for allegedly being “too violent” and condemned it as an act of censorship by the video sharing platform.

The filmmaker said that the documentary “records the violence caused by religious fanatics and politicians vying for power”, and described it as “an exposé of violence, not an endorsement” of it.

“Shame on YouTube!” Patwardhan added on social media. “Remove the censors, not good sense.”