Rajinikanth's Lingaa Faces The Ire Of Environmentalists
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Rajinikanth's
Lingaa,
which
is
being
shot
in
Karnataka,
has
drawn
protests
from
environmentalists,
who
have
accused
the
film
unit
of
polluting
the
Linganamakki
dam.
They
have
been
raising
voice
against
the
movie
for
two
weeks
now
and
the
issue
has
now
landed
at
the
Deputy
Commissioner's
office.
The
environmentalists
say
that
the
Lingaa
team
is
not
taking
precautions
to
safeguard
the
good
atmosphere
in
and
around
the
Linganamakki
dam.
Plastics
and
other
wastages
are
being
dumped
and
the
workers
are
careless
about
the
cleanliness.
Thus,
they
want
the
shooting
of
the
Tamil
movie
to
be
stopped
immediately.
They
have
submitted
a
petition
to
the
Deputy
Commissioner
and
requested
him
to
take
the
action
immediately.
The
same
team
has
now
sent
a
petition
to
Karnataka
Chief
Minister
Siddaramiah
too.
The
source
from
the
sets
say
that
halting
the
filming
at
this
stage
will
affect
the
Lingaa
team
badly.
The
shooting
plans
will
go
haywire
and
the
producer
will
lose
a
huge
amount
of
money.
However,
Lingaa
team
is
confident
of
resolving
the
issue.
Producer
Rockline
Venkatesh
is
likely
to
contact
actor
and
Housing
Minister
Ambareesh,
who
is
a
close
friend
of
Rajinikanth,
if
required
any
help.
The
latest
schedule
of
the
shooting
started
on
August
14
in
Theerthahalli,
Shimoga
district,
Karnataka.