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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Thursday asked actor-filmmaker Kamal Hassan to “sit down” with Muslim leaders and work out a amicable settlement on his movie Vishwaroopam, which has been banned in the state for fear of communal disturbance. Jayalalithaa said Haasan was not her adversary and rejected allegations that the movie was banned to harass Hassan. She justified her government’s ban on the movie, but said it was willing to “facilitate” a settlement between Haasan and Muslim leaders. Jayalalithaa, who was speaking at a press conference, warned DMK leader M Karunanidhi of legal action for making “wild allegations” about the ban on Vishwaroopam.
Haasan said this morning that he doesn’t want to move the Supreme Court as of now because he hopes for a positive outcome for his movie.
“I still have hope things may be settled with Tamil Nadu government. For now, I may wait before moving to Supreme Court,” said Kamal.
On January 30, a Madras High Court bench chaired by Justice Dharma Rao reimposed the ban on the film and nullified the revocation of an earlier ban on the film by Justice K. Venkataraman on January 29.
The final hearing on the case is due February 6.
The Rs.95 crore espionage thriller was originally scheduled to release in Tamil and Telugu on Jan 25, but a day before the screenings, the Tamil Nadu government imposed a two-week ban on the film after some Muslim groups complained that some scenes in the film portrayed the community in a bad light. – Hindustantimes.com
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