How Kollywood celebrities reacted to controversy over Vijay's 'Mersal'
How Kollywood celebrities reacted to the controversy over the dialogues in Vijay's 'Mersal'. While the Tamil Nadu BJP had problems over the mention of GST and Digital India in the movie, doctors were miffed at remarks on the medical industry.
While the Tamil Nadu BJP had problems over the mention of GST and Digital India in the movie, doctors were miffed at remarks on the medical industry. Here is a glance through the controversy and how Kollywood celebrities reacted to the 'Mersal' row. (Gra
Tamil actor Vijay has been under attack from Bharatiya Janata Party leaders in Tamil Nadu for his dialogues in the Atlee-directed Diwali release.
'Mersal' reportedly takes a dig at two of the ruling party's initiatives - the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and digital India. Another dialogue on temples has been viewed by one of the leaders as being critical of the Hindu religion.
BJP leaders, including Raja, a national secretary in the party, state president Tamilisai Soundarajan and Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan, have been demanding that the 'incorrect' references be deleted from the big-budget flick.
Vishal released a statement denouncing H Raja's 'support' of piracy and asks him whether he has any shame in admitting publicly of his support for piracy.
H Raja, protesting against the mention of GST and Digital India, had pulled the communal card by deliberately mentioning Vijay as Joseph Vijay while tweeting about the film.
Vijay-starrer 'Mersal''s producer Hema Rukmani, CEO of Thenandal Studios Limited in a tweet confirmed that no scenes from the movie will be cut or muted after she met BJP leaders.
'Mersal' marks the second collaboration between actor Vijay and director Atlee. The duo earlier worked together in 'Theri'. The film has released in a record 3,500 plus screens across the globe and is receiving largely positive reviews.
While the movie has become a hot debate in public space with politicians taking sides , 'Mersal' has already broken box-office records and becoming fast popular among cinegoers. Moreover, a pirated version of the exact scene which the Tamil Nadu BJP wanted to be removed from the film is being circulated online - getting more and more support day by day.
