Mersal row: South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce seeks action against BJP’s H Raja for watching film online
The South Indian Film Chamber of Commerce (SIFCC) today said it has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, seeking action against BJP leader H Raja for reportedly watching Tamil film ‘Mersal’ online.
Referring to Raja’s remarks reported in a section of media in this regard, SIFCI President L Suresh said that the BJP National Secretary had “confessed” this in a section of the media.
SIFCI is the apex body of studio owners, producers, distributors and exhibitors from all the southern states.
Raja “confessed before a press reporter that he saw the aforesaid Tamil film on the internet, which is obviously a pirated version,” Suresh said in a statement.
The BJP leader was “liable to be prosecuted” for this under the Tamil Nadu Video Piracy Act, he said, adding SIFCI had already made a complaint to the grievances cell of the PMO.
“We have also written an official letter addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Smriti Irani, requesting them to take suitable action against Mr H Raja for seriously violating the Piracy Act,” he said.
The complaint against Raja “may be treated in a steadfast manner” by the PMO, he added.
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