Members of the religious outfit Hindu Makkal Katchi protested in front of Sathyam Theatre, Chennai this morning, demanding cuts on certain scenes from Mersal that hurt Hindu sentiments. However, the members were arrested on the spot for staging the protest.
Hindu Makkal Katchi’s leader Arjun Sampath had announced two days ago that they would protest in front of theatres for screening Mersal.
Kumaravel, one of the members, tells Silverscreen: “There is a scene in Mersal where Vijay says that we need to build hospitals instead of temples. How can he say only temples? Also, in a scene, Vijay walks with his slippers in the temple. We want these scenes to be removed as it hurts Hindu sentiments. Though we have been arrested now, we will stage protest in front of Vijay’s house next.”
The scene features Maaran, a character played by Vijay, announcing that he would build a temple in his village. But when a fire accident breaks out, two young girls die and the villagers fail to save the girls as there were no hospitals close by. So, after this incident, Maaran vows to build a hospital instead of a temple.
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Last week, Hindu Makkal Katchi’s leader Arjun Sampath had announced that he will protest in front of theatres screening Mersal till scenes criticising GST were removed. Sampath and his followers condemned Atlee and the film’s star for criticising PM Modi.
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