The
fans,
followers
and
the
netizens
are
showering
love
and
support
on
actor
Suriya
after
his
comments
regarding
NEET
(National
Eligibility
cum
Entrance
Test)
were
called
criminal
contempt
by
Justice
SM
Subramaniam
of
the
Madras
High
Court.
The
latter
apparently
urged
Chief
Justice
AP
Sahi
to
initiate
a
criminal
contempt
proceeding
against
the
actor
over
his
latest
tweet,
regarding
conducting
exams
during
the
COVID-19
pandemic.
Last
week,
4
students
who
were
to
appear
for
the
year's
NEET
exam
died
by
suicide
in
Tamil
Nadu.
Several
celebs
including
Kamal
Haasan,
Suriya,
R
Madhavan,
etc.,
had
reacted
to
conducting
exams
while
expressing
their
deepest
condolences
to
their
families.
Notably,
releasing
a
statement
in
Tamil,
Suriya
had
said,
"With
the
fear
of
life
due
to
COVID-19
scare,
the
court
which
dispenses
justice
via
video-conferencing
orders
students
to
fearlessly
go
and
take
exams."
This
is
one
of
the
statements
that
has
now
become
controversial.
Criticizing
the
same,
SM
Subramaniam
said
that
Suriya's
statement
according
to
him
amounts
to
contempt
of
court.
Quoting
the
actor's
'controversial'
lines,
he
wrote
to
the
Chief
Justice
of
Madras
High
Court
saying,
"The
said
statement
in
my
considered
opinion
amounts
to
contempt
of
court
as
the
integrity
and
devotion
of
the
Hon'ble
Judges
as
well
as
the
Judicial
System
of
our
Great
Nation
are
not
only
undermined
but
criticised
in
a
bad
shape,
wherein
there
is
a
threat
for
the
public
confidence
on
the
judiciary."
Also,
Suriya's
statement
translated
from
Tamil
to
English
by
Justice
Subramaniam-
"The
statement
reveals
that
the
Hon'ble
Judges
are
afraid
of
their
own
life
and
rendering
justice
through
video
conferencing.
While-so,
they
have
no
morale
to
pass
orders
directing
the
students
to
appear
for
NEET
Exam
without
fear."(sic)
Well,
the
netizens
are
not
so
impressed
with
the
translation,
which
according
to
them
has
been
conveniently
altered
at
places
with
words
like
'morale'
and
'while-so'
by
Subramaniam,
and
is
now
being
called
incorrect.
Twitterati
have
also
expressed
their
full
support
to
Suriya
by
trending
#TNStandsWithSuriya
on
Twitter.
Worried
about
your
mental
well-being
or
of
someone
you
know?
Help
is
just
a
call
away.
Reach
out
to
the
nearest
mental
health
specialist
at
COOJ
Mental
Health
Foundation
(COOJ)-
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Parivarthan-
+91
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602
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Trust-
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