Mersal controversy: Don’t demon-etise Tamil pride, says Rahul Gandhi

Earlier, Chidambaram had said: “Notice to film makers: Law is coming, you can only make documentaries praising government’s policies.”

Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday joined the debate on Tamil movie 'Mersal', urging Prime Minister Narendra Modi "demon-etise' Tamil cinema. The Tamil film 'Mersal' is under the spotlight for criticising GST and demonetisation- decisions made by the Prime Minister and his colleagues.

Rahul Gandhi tweeted, "Mr. Modi, Cinema is a deep expression of Tamil culture and language. Don't try to demon-etise Tamil pride by interfering in Mersal."

Earlier, Chidambaram had said: "Notice to filmmakers: Law is coming, you can only make documentaries praising government's policies."

In a subsequent post, he alluded to the movie Mersal starring popular Tamil actor Vijay.

Tamil Nadu BJP leaders have said that scenes from the movie criticising the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the Digital India campaign must be removed since they are inaccurate.

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