Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that the Centre’s “try to dam” Vijay-starrer Jana Nayagan is an assault on Tamil tradition, and stated Prime Minister Narendra Modi won’t ever reach “suppressing the voice of the Tamil folks”.

IMAGE: Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. {Photograph}: ANI Picture

His remarks come a day after the producer of the Tamil movie Jana Nayagan approached the Supreme Courtroom, difficult an interim order of the Madras excessive court docket that stayed a single-judge course to grant the CBFC clearance to the film.

On January 9, the Madras excessive court docket stayed a single choose’s order directing the CBFC to right away grant a censor certificates to Jana Nayagan, leaving the destiny of actor-turned-politician Vijay’s movie, which has drawn consideration for its political overtones, in limbo.

 

In a publish on X, Gandhi stated, “The I&B Ministry’s try to dam Jana Nayagan is an assault on Tamil tradition.”

“Mr Modi, you’ll by no means reach suppressing the voice of the Tamil folks,” the Chief of Opposition within the Lok Sabha stated.

KVN Productions LLP has filed an attraction towards the order handed by a division bench of the excessive court docket final Friday, which placed on maintain the only bench’s directive to the board to subject the movie’s certificates forthwith.

Vijay just lately launched his political get together, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK). Jana Nayagan, which is extensively publicised as Vijay’s remaining movie earlier than his full-fledged entry into politics, was slated for a Pongal launch on January 9.

Nevertheless, the movie bumped into last-minute hurdles after the Central Board of Movie Certification (CBFC) didn’t subject certification in time.

On January 9, the division bench’s order got here hours after Justice PT Asha directed the CBFC to offer clearance to Jana Nayagan, setting apart the movie board’s directive to refer the matter to a assessment committee.

The primary bench, comprising Chief Justice M M Shrivastava and G Arul Murugan, on an attraction filed by the CBFC, granted an interim keep towards the only choose’s verdict.

Earlier, permitting the plea of KVN Productions looking for a course to CBFC to subject a censor certificates, Justice Asha stated as soon as the board had determined to grant the certificates, the chairperson had no energy to ship the matter to the assessment committee.

The movie board instantly most popular an attraction towards the order.

Extra Solicitor Common ARL Sundaresan and Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta, who appeared via video conferencing, outlined the grounds for the attraction earlier than the division bench.

The January 6 letter of CBFC, which was communicated to the producer of the movie, informing him that the matter was referred to the revising committee, was under no circumstances beneath problem. However the single choose put aside the letter and gave the above course.

In its order, the division bench stated the petition was filed on January 6, and the CBFC was not granted ample alternative to file its reply.

There shall be a keep, the bench added and ordered discover to the producer of the film and posted the matter to January 21.