Censor Board too being weaponised by BJP government, charges Stalin

Chief Minister and DMK president M.K. Stalin connected Friday alleged that the Central Board of Film Certification had besides “become a caller limb of the BJP-led Union government”, aft the Central Bureau of Investigation, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), and the Income Tax Department.

Mr. Stalin made the comments successful a societal media station a fewer hours aft the Board cleared Parasakthi ahead of its scheduled merchandise connected January 10, albeit with 25 cuts. The governmental dramareceived a U/A certificate.

Parasakthi revolves astir the incidents that took spot during the anti-Hindi agitations successful Madras State successful the 1960s. Some of the cuts/modifications included references to Hindi, and celebrated phrases attributed to precocious person C.N. Annadurai.

The organisation rights for Parasakthi are with Red Giant Movies, and the Chief Executive Officer of Red Giant Movies is Inban Udhayanidhi, lad of Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and grandson of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin.

Incidentally, the Board and actor-turned-politician Vijay were progressive successful a litigation successful the Madras High Court connected Friday that created uncertainty implicit the merchandise of Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan connected the scheduled date.