Rajini's 2.0 evokes some fears that govt must bring guidelines to counter

'2.0' wades into a swamp of issues and could compromise our ability to respond sensibly to future findings. The government should consider issuing an accessible set of guidelines to counter it

A new Tamil film starring actor-politician Rajinikanth claims cellphones and cellphone towers emit radiation that could harm humans. This is dangerous for many reasons – but not because we know such radiation is completely safe. The more accurate answer is that we don’t know.

In Tamil Nadu, actors have often used cinema to introduce their political views before their entry into politics. For example, Joseph Vijay poured criticism on the Centre’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime through his 2017 film Mersal.

Mersal was accused of getting its facts wrong. This was considered pernicious because the state was already tense