Vijay in a still from the Aalaporan Thamizhan track from Mersal. (Photo | Facebook/Vijay)
Sri Thenandal Films. the producers of actor Vijay’s latest film have decided to remove the controversial GST dialogues from the movie.
According to a report by Tamil channel Puthiyathalamurai, the move is after Tamil Nadu BJP’s president Tamilsai Soundarajan objected to the dialogues which reportedly mention the recently implemented Goods and Services Tax (GST), ‘Digital India’ initiative.
Reportedly, in one scene, Vijay is seen talking about how despite having low tax, Singapore is able to provide better medical facilities and in another scene Vadivelu is seen making a dig at digital India.
When Vadivelu gets mugged, the robbers find his wallet empty. Vadivelu tells them that “these days nobody has money in their hand, it is all digital money and everyone is waiting in the queueu.”
Tamilsai soundarajan alleges that the scenes in ‘Mersal’ gives a wrong impression in the minds of the people.
The film encounters previously when a petitioner sought interim stay on the movie’s release. Later, the makers were asked to get a No Objection Certificate from the Animal Welfare Board too.
Soon, the release of the film was also feared to encounter problems when Tamil Nadu producers and the governement faced a stand-off over the imposition of entertainment tax in addition to GST. The issue resolved when the government agreed to lower the tax.
Directed by Atlee, ‘Mersal’ is about Vetri and Maaran who fights against the medical mafia. The film has broken Rajinkanth starrer ‘Kabali’s record in receiving the highest opening day collections in Tamil Nadu.
By collecting Rs 31 crore on opening day, ‘Mersal’, Vijay’s has scored way above ‘Kabali’, which had pulled in Rs 23.3 core last year.
Source: The New Indian Express