Protest
against
nation-wide
screening
of
John
Abraham
starrer
Madras
Cafe
is
getting
stronger
day
by
day.
In
the
latest
development,
Marumalarchi
Dravida
Munnetra
Kazhagam
(MDMK)
leader
Vaiko
has
raised
the
voice
against
the
movie
in
Chennai
on
August
19.
Vaiko
alleged
that
Madras
Cafe
is
portraying
the
Liberation
of
Tiger
Tamil
Eelam
(LTTE)
in
bad
light
and
requested
the
central
government
to
impose
ban
on
the
movie.
"The
Central
government
should
ban
the
film,
if
screened,
human
rights
organisations
should
protest
against
it
in
cities
like
Mumbai
and
Delhi," Vaiko
said
in
a
statement.
Madras
Cafe
is
set
against
the
backdrop
of
the
late
80s
and
90s
in
India
and
Sri
Lanka,
and
traces
the
political
and
military
histories
of
the
two
countries.
Talking
about
the
protest
from
pro-Tamil
activists,
actor-producer
John
Abraham
said,
"I
believe
in
the
right
of
freedom
of
speech,
and
I
won't
fall
prey
to
bullying
tactics."
Madras
Cafe
crew
organised
a
special
preview
show
for
the
pro-Tamil
outfits
in
Chennai
on
Sunday
(August
18).
After
watching
the
movie,
Naam
Thamizhar
Katchi
founder
Seeman
sought
a
ban
on
the
movie
saying
that
it
was
a
film
made
to
create
enmity
between
Tamilians
and
Malayalis.
The
movie
has
projected
Malayalis
in
a
good
manner
and
Tamilians
as
villains.
This
will
divide
people.
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reading
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story
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Actor
Producer
John
Abraham
"I
am
allowed
to
exercise
freedom
of
speech
as
it
is
a
democratic
country,
and
I
won't
accept
these
bullying
tactics
of
groups
and
parties".
MDM
Leader
Vaiko
MDMK
leader
Vaiko
requested
Tamil
Nadu
government
to
impose
ban
on
Madras
Cafe
and
asked
theatre
owners
not
to
screen
the
movie.
Director
Seeman
In
July,
Naaam
Thamizhar
Katchi
founder,
director
Seeman
alleged
that
Madras
Cafe
is
funded
by
Sri
Lankan
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa.
Seeman
was
supported
by
Pattali
Makkal
Katchi
(PMK)
who
says
that
the
movie
is
anti-Tamil.
PMK
Chief
Ramadoss
Pattali
Makkal
Katchi
(PMK)
Chief,
Ramadoss
claimed
that
the
aim
of
Madras
Cafe
is
to
portray
LTTE
chief
Prabhakaran
as
a
villain.
No
one
can
accept
the
movie
in
any
form.
The
heart
of
the
film
is
anti-Tamil.
John
Abraham
Said
In
a
press
statement
actor
producer
John
Abraham
has
cleared
that
there
was
never
an
intention
to
promote
Madras
Cafe
through
negative
publicity.
Madras
Cafe
Plot
Sources
said
that
Madras
Cafe
plot
is
based
on
the
events
culminated
in
the
assassination
of
India's
ex-Prime
Minister
Rajiv
Gandhi.
John
Abraham
Defended
During
the
Madras
Cafe
promotional
event
in
Chennai,
actor
John
Abraham
had
maintained
that
the
film
had
not
taken
any
side.
Madras
Cafe
Cast
Madras
Cafe
has
John
Abraham
and
Nargis
Fakhri
in
the
lead
roles,
the
flick
is
directed
by
Shoojit
Sircar.