Vanniyar Sangam has issued a legal notice to the makers of the Suriya starrer Jai Bheem Accused him of including highly derogatory scenes against the community in the film.
The president of the Sangam has demanded an unconditional apology, apart from paying the damages of ₹5 crore.
Advocate K. Balu has issued a notice on behalf of his client Pu. Was. Arulmozhi said that the Sangam was founded by Pattali Makkal Katchi leader S. Ramdas in 1980. It was struggling for a long time to ensure the social empowerment of the people of Vanniyakula Kshatriya community.
Claiming that the antagonist in the film was projected as a person belonging to the Vanniyar community, the notice accused the makers of the film of deliberately maligning the image of the community and tarnishing its image in the eyes of other communities. did. ,
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Pattali Makkal Katchi (PMK) spokesperson K. Balu on Monday said the party is committed to pursue the defamation case against actor Suriya for insulting the Vanniyar community and its sacred symbol ‘Agni Kalasam’.
talking to HinduMr Balu said the party leadership was not convinced and satisfied with actor Suriya’s reaction to PMK youth leader Anbumani Ramadoss.
“We are determined to fight this. Our next course of action will be based on actor Suriya’s response to our legal notice. While the film had a lot of redeeming qualities, it unnecessarily criminalized the Vanniyar community. This could not have been overlooked as the calendar was prepared for the shooting of the film,” he said. Mr Balu claimed that many in the audience were misled into thinking that the main accused was actually from the Vanniyar community. Meanwhile, PMK party workers forced a cinema hall in Mayiladuthurai town to stop screening of the film starring Suriya. flat and threatened to cause bodily harm to the actor in protest against the alleged ‘negative portrayal’ of the Vanniyar community.
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