Parasakthi team celebrates Pongal with Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi

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Actor Sivakarthikeyan successful  ‘Parasakthi’

Actor Sivakarthikeyan successful ‘Parasakthi’ | Photo Credit: The Hindu

The squad of Sudha Kongara’s caller movie Parasakthi on Wednesday (January 14, 2026) celebrated Pongal with Prime Minister Narendra Modi astatine an lawsuit hosted by Union Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting L. Murugan successful New Delhi.

Actors Sivakarthikeyan and Ravi Mohan and euphony composer G.V. Prakash Kumar, who are portion of the movie that themed astir the anti-Hindi agitations successful Madras successful the mid-1960s, attended the event. Mr. G.V. Prakash besides rendered an excerpt from Thiruvasakam, a Tamil Shaivite devotional substance composed by saint Manikkavasagar.

After the event, Mr. Modi greeted them. Speaking to reporters, Mr. Kumar said the Prime Minister enjoyed the rendering and congratulated him. Mr. Sivakarthikeyan said helium was blessed to observe Pongal successful New Delhi on with Mr. Modi.

The information of the film’s crew, with Parasakthi being billed arsenic the DMK’s movie for the predetermination season, successful an lawsuit attended by Mr. Modi drew disapproval from a conception of Congress leaders. Taking a dig, Congress Lok Sabha subordinate from Virudhunagar, B. Manickam Tagore, successful a station connected X, said, “The Parasakthi squad participated successful the Pongal of the Sanghi team. But Jana Nayagan was blocked.”

Mr. Tagore was among the Congress leaders who person been captious of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) for not granting the censor clearance for actor-politician Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan, which is facing a hold successful release.

Published - January 14, 2026 08:54 p.m. IST

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