The Gujarat government has said that Chief Minister Narendra Modi's 'Sadbhavna' fasts were organised on the directives of various central government ministries with an objective to preserve communal harmony and strengthen national unity.
Many multiplexes and theatres in Gujarat refrained from screening Mahesh Bhatt's Tum Mile following a demand by the Mahagujarat Janta Party (MJP) for state-wide ban on it, while at other places party workers forced closure of the film shows.