Film Viswaroopam drags into political fights

As if there is no end to miseries of Kamal Hassan’s Viswaroopam movie, today the Madras High Court has refused to stay the Tamilnadu government’s decision, which bans the film for two weeks in the state. The court has asked Kamal Hassan to give his explanation before February 4th.

In the mean time Kamal Hassan is trying for ‘an out of court settlement’ with Muslim communities in the state. He has agreed to remove some scenes from his film as asked by the Muslim leaders. However, he has decided to file a petition in Supreme Court seeking justice in his case.

While he is struggling for the release of his film, gradually politicians start taking a dip into this issue. DMK Chief Karunanidhi has flayed TN Chief Minister Kum.Jayalalitha for harassing artists like Kamal Hassan, because he has not given the satellite rights of his film to ‘Jaya TV’ channel owned by her. He also alleges Kamal Hassan’s close relationship with Finance Minister Chidambaram, who hails from Tamilnadu state, is another reason for the ban.

This reveals the ugly side of the government’s decision of banning Viswaroopam film. Since, Kamal Hassan couldn’t speak all these things to media, Karunanidhi being her rival politician has grabbed this opportunity to reveal this stunning fact. If these allegations are believed to be true, then the actress turned politician Jayalalitha instead of encouraging such a great artist of her own state, is putting hurdles in his way.

The matter also echoes far away place from Chennai at New Delhi. Home minister Sushil Kumar Shinde, as if encouraged by his colleague minister Chidambaram has said that “Our constitution guarantees everyone in the country freedom of expression including artists. If we find any state government breaches this basic right of the people, definitely we will intervene in the matter and assure justice to the affected.”

However, Kamal Hassan’s Viswaroopam is still hangs in the air as it is not allowed for screening in the Tamilnadu state, where its target audiences are living. Kamal Hassan is suffering silently with the political pinch from behind.