kapurthala after hundreds of members of valmiki community announced that they would give up hinduism as their religion in protest against the alleged wrong portrayal of sage valmiki in a tv serial sankat mochan mahabali hanuman the district police have recorded their statements in order to register a casehowever the community members who announced to give up their religion said their decision was final and there was no question of returning and that they would follow their own adi dharamearlier on july 22 the aggrieved members of the community had taken out a procession carrying pictures of hindu gods and goddesses to be immersed in flowing water but had been stopped by the police and pictures were handed over to a hindu priestthe members of the community have been demanding registration of a case against the producers of the serial sentiments of the valimiki community are repeatedly hurt and bhagwan valmiki is portrayed in a poor light enough is enough and now we have started the movement to give up hinduism said lakhbir lankesh who heads ravan sena in kapurthalaseveral young members and women of the community participated in the july 22 procession they were asked to bring along pictures of the hindus gods and goddesses as a symbolic gesture of give up the religion we wanted to immerse these pictures respectfully in the fresh flowing water as is the norm after these families agreed that they would stop worshipping hindu gods and goddesses said lakhbirin this serial maharishi valmiki was shown worshipping lord ram and goddess lakshmi then it was shown that hanuman was dictating ramayan to the maharishi it is against the legend and history said a written statement given by the valmiki organizationsthere were around half a dozen organizations of the community in the procession we now intend to spread the movement to other places also said sabi lankesh a local volunteer of adhi dharam samajhowever another activist vikrant lankesh said if police registered the case it might lower the tempers of the community members