Suresh Gopi: No pressure was exerted for 17 cuts in L2- Empuraan

Rajya Sabha on Thursday witnessed exchanges between CPIM member John Brittas and MoS Tourism Suresh Gopi Suresh Gopi said there was no pressure on makers of L2 Empuraan makers and it was the decision of the director producers and actor to remove 17 portions from the film amid the ongoing controversyThere was no censor pressure on the producers of Empuraan I was the first person to call the producers and ask them to delete my name from the creditthe beginning of the film This is the truth I am ready to take any punishment if it is false Suresh Gopi saidIt was the decision of the producers and the lead actor of the film with permission from the director of the film to remove 17 portions from the film It was their decision So what is this circus going on defaming the party BJPAmid din Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju said that Gopi responded after Brittas took his name He said the CPIM member remarked that Gopi will not win the next polls He said Brittas provoked GopiDMKs Tiruchi Siva demanded that some remarks of Gopi should be expunged Gopi an actorpolitician had earlier too spoken about the controversy concerning L2 Empuraan movie Okay so what is the controversy Who has raised the controversy Its all business Screwing up the psyche of the people and making money Thats all Gopi told ANIIn a show of support for Empuraan Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Sunday strongly condemned the Sangh Parivar for unleashing communalism through widespread hate campaigns against the Malayalam film directed by Prithviraj SukumaranThe Chief Minister who watched the movie on Saturday said that the Sangh Parivar leaders are angered about the film because it referenced one of the most brutal genocides the country has ever seenI saw the film Empuraan which is leading the Malayalam film industry to new heights I saw the film at a time when the Sangh Parivar is unleashing communalism through widespread hate campaigns against the film its actors and crew Vijayan wrote in Malayalam in a post on social media platform FacebookThe fact that the film references one of the most brutal genocides the country has ever seen has angered the Sangh Parivar its planners Not only the followers but even leaders of the BJP and RSS are raising public threats The Chief Minister said that violent calls to destroy and ban artwork and artists are the latest manifestations of fascist attitudesThere have even been reports that the producers are being forced to recensor and edit the film under this pressure This atmosphere of fear created by the Sangh Parivar is worrying It is not a good thing for democracy for communalists to destroy a work of art and viciously attack artists just because it has taken a stand against communalism and depicted its horror he saidMohanlal also issued a statement acknowledging that certain aspects of the film had caused distress to some of his fans and assured that the team had decided to remove such referencesThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever