‘Attack on Tamil culture’: Rahul Gandhi accuses I&B Ministry of blocking Jana Nayagan

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Leader of Opposition successful  Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. File

Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu

Congress person and Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, voiced his enactment for the merchandise of histrion Vijay’s Jana Nayagan.

“The I&B Ministry’s effort to artifact ‘Jana Nayagan’ is an onslaught connected Tamil culture,” helium said connected X, formerly Twitter. “Mr Modi, you volition ne'er win successful suppressing the dependable of the Tamil people,” helium added.

The I&B Ministry's effort to artifact 'Jana Nayagan' is an onslaught connected Tamil culture.

Mr Modi, you volition ne'er win successful suppressing the dependable of the Tamil people.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) January 13, 2026

Mr. Gandhi’s observations travel a time aft Jana Nayagan’s accumulation house, KVN Productions, moved the Supreme Court against a enactment bid by the Madras High Court connected granting censor certification to the film.

Jana Nayagan, starring actor-turned-politician Vijay, was expected to merchandise connected January 9, 2026. However, it failed to wide censor and the accumulation location moved the Madras High Court. When a azygous justice Bench asked the CBFC to assistance U/A 16+ rating, the censor committee obtained a enactment from the Division Bench. The substance is present earlier the Supreme Court.

Congress leaders Manickam Tagore, Jothimani, Praveen Chakravarty, and AICC in-charge for Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, Girish Chodankar, person earlier criticised the CBFC and called it an onslaught connected state of look and arsenic an lawsuit of the increasing politicisation of statutory institutions.

Published - January 13, 2026 01:46 p.m. IST

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