Vishwaroopam Ban Row: Peace talks between two parties are on
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oi-Prakash
By Ramchander
Tripartite
talks
to
break
the
deadlock
over
the
release
of
Kamal
Hassan's
Vishwaroopam
began
here
today
following
Chief
Minister
Jayalalitha's
offer
to
broker
peace
with
the
protesting
Muslim
groups
and
the
actor.
The
meeting
is
being
attended
by
some
representatives
of
the
Muslim
organisations,
Chandra
Hassan,
brother
of
Kamal
Hassan,
and
state
Home
Secretary.
The
Commissioner
of
Police,
S
George,
is
also
attending.
Breaking
her
silence
on
the
state
government's
decision
to
ban
the
movie,
Jayalalitha
on
Thursday
offered
to
facilitate
an
amicable
settlement
if
Hassan
and
Muslim
groups
agreed
to
come
together.
"If
Muslim
organisations
and
Kamal
Hassan
are
ready
to
sit
down
and
work
out
an
amicable
agreement,
if
he
agrees
to
delete
certain
portions
that
are
objectionable,
the
decks
would
be
cleared
for
screening
of
the
movie
and
the
Tamil
Nadu
government
will
facilitate
such
an
amicable
settlement," she
had
said.
Film
personalities
have
welcomed
Jayalalitha's
initiative
to
facilitate
resolution
of
the
crisis
arising
out
of
the
ban
on
the
movie,
made
in
Tamil,
Telugu
and
Hindi
and
earlier
scheduled
for
release
on
January
25.
Hassan
has
ruled
out
moving
the
Supreme
Court
for
now,
saying
he
will
wait
for
the
Madras
High
Court's
judgement
next
week
while
trying
to
find
a
solution
through
talks.