Madras High Court finds no reason to ban ‘Mersal’
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Chennai: In a major setback to the opponents of actor Vijay-starrer Tamil movie ‘Mersal’, the Madras High Court on Friday dismissed a petition that sought revocation of the film’s censor certificate.
A division bench dismissed the petition filed by lawyer A Aswathaman, stating that the moviewas a work of fiction. The court said it was for viewers to decide and that there was nothing in the movie to warrant a ban.
The court also wondered how a movie’s dialogue would affect a common man.
The petitioner had contended that the movie had wrong information on Goods and Services Tax (GST) and also mocked at the Digital India initiative of the Centre.
‘Mersal’ is in the midst of a controversy after the Tamil Nadu unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) demanded removal of certain dialogues which take a dig at the GST and Digital India.
Directed by Atlee, ‘Mersal’ stars Vijay in the roles of a village head, a doctor and a magician. It is doing brisk business at the box office.
The issue got national attention with Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi coming out in support of the movie and taking a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the demand for removal of dialogues critical of GST, and asked him not to “demon-etise Tamil pride” by such interference.