#Vadivelu dialogue in mersal silakkit doom movie#

#Vadivelu dialogue in mersal silakkit doom movie#

BJP leader H Raja upped the ante by raking up the religious origins of the filmmakers of Mersal to project seemingly harmless movie dialogues into an anti-Modi campaign.вЂњThe film producer should remove the untruths regarding GST from the film,вЂќ Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan told on Friday. Soon Sounderarajan was joined by other state BJP leaders making it a full-blown political controversy.But they criticise PM Modi who faces no corruption charges and works 24 hours a day for peopleвЂ™s welfare,вЂќ she said. They canвЂ™t reveal the salaries they get paid. They (actors) canвЂ™t fix the price of their movie tickets honestly. вЂњWhen you make films, you do not follow rules but you criticise the government and the tax regime. The Mersal controversy began on Thursday when BJP state president Tamilisai Sounderarajan slammed Mersal filmmakers for references to GST in the Vijay film.In one scene in Mersal, VadiveluвЂ™s character tells robbers that he has no money in hand, courtesy demonetisation and вЂњDigital India.вЂќ In another scene, VijayвЂ™s character makes an impassioned speech ruing the government charging 28 percent GST.The controversy has drawn a lot of attention to the dialogues in Mersal in question, which would have otherwise been forgettable quotes. And if the reports are to be believed, the producers are axing the scenes. The filmmakers are under pressure to remove the dialogues from the film, which are deemed вЂњincorrectвЂќ by the BJP leaders. He said he is even trying to find out the religion of producer Hema Rukmani of Thenandal Studios. The controversy was also given a communal spin by senior BJP leader H Raja, who has cited VijayвЂ™s Christian origin for criticising the Modi government in his film.