"Objectionable scenes to be deleted", says industry body amid

The makers of Vijay starrer 'Sarkar' have agreed to remove "objectionable" scenes and "mute" an apparent referrence to the late J Jayalalithaa, an industry body said Thursday, as the movie faced a backlash from the ruling AIADMK over depiction of its welfare schemes and its leader.

The AIADMK was up in arms against 'Sarkar' with senior AIADMK ministers demanding deletion of the contentious scenes, besides threatening to initiate legal action if the film crew failed to comply.

While a theatre owners' body announced that the edited version would be screened from Friday afternoon, sources in the 'Sarkar' crew said a "compromise" has been reached.

M Subramaniam, president, West Zone Theatre Owners' Association, said they had spoken to Sun Pictures and the film's Tamil Nadu distributor, telling them "we cannot screen the movie with objectionable scenes."
In an apparent reference to MGR's elevation from a film star to chief minister, he said "not all can become MGR."
Lashing out at Vijay, Information Minister Kadambur C Raju said "This is not good for a growing actor like Vijay."
Recalling BJP's opposition to Vijay's 2017 movie 'Mersal', he said the party had made the film a grand success and that the AIADMK was now going to do the same for 'Sarkar.'