Actor
Silambarasan
aka
Simbu,
who
was
rumoured
to
have
commented
over
the
ongoing
Cauvery
row
between
Tamil
Nadu
and
Karnataka,
said
he'd
never
garner
publicity
by
making
political
statements.
"I'm
currently
in
Thailand,
completing
the
last
leg
of
shoot
for
my
film
'Accham
Enbathu
Madamaiyada'.
Today
I
was
informed
by
well
wishers,
as
well
as
my
father,
about
my
'apparent'
comment
on
the
sensitive
Cauvery
issue.
As
a
responsible
citizen,
I'm
aware
of
my
role
and
clearly
understand
my
limits
too.
I
have
not
made
or
given
any
statement
on
this
issue," Simbu
said
in
a
statement.
Karnataka
has
been
protesting
over
release
of
Cauvery
river
water
to
Tamil
Nadu,
crippling
normal
life
as
well
as
disrupting
work
in
hundreds
of
IT
firms
and
back
offices
in
India's
tech
hub
Bengaluru.
"This
is
an
issue
between
two
states,
and
not
a
platform
for
artistes
to
engage
in
propaganda
or
take
lightly.
The
elected
leaders
of
both
states
with
the
support
of
the
judiciary
will
provide
us
a
solution.
The
best
we
can
do
is
to
pray
for
a
good
monsoon
that
can
provide
prosperity
and
peace
to
both
the
states," he
said.
Simbu
also
hoped
at
no
cost
should
this
issue
jeopardize
the
relationship
between
the
people
of
these
two
states,
who
have
co-existed
as
neighbours.
"I
reiterate
that
I
will
be
the
last
person
to
garner
publicity
by
issuing
political
statements
that
could
endanger
the
peace
of
both
these
states,"
he
added.