Chennai:
Actor Suriya thanked his fans for their “active” support in the face of threats and legal announcements about his new movie’Jai Bhim‘. Suriya tweeted on Wednesday night after armed police were deployed at his home in the T Nagar area of Chennai following threats of violence against the 46-year-old man.
The support was widespread and the hashtag #WeStandWithSuriya emerged as a top trending on Twitter.
“To all, this love is for ‘Jai Bhim‘ is overwhelming. I have never witnessed this before! Words cannot express how grateful I am for the trust and peace of mind you all have given us. Big thanks for standing by us,” the actor tweeted.
To all, this love is for #Jaibhim is overwhelmed. I have never witnessed this before! I cannot express in words how grateful I am for the trust and reassurance you all have given us. Thank you very much for being with us ✊ ????
– Suriya Sivakumar (@Suriya_offl) November 17, 2021
Among those who tweeted with the hashtag #WeStandWithSuriya and showed support was Tamil filmmaker Venkat Prabhu, who tweeted: “Stay on the right side even if it means standing alone.”
Stand for what’s right even if it means standing alone#WeStandWithSuriya#JaiBhim ???? pic.twitter.com/FDCe60sOiy
– venkat prabhu (@vp_offl) November 15, 2021
Actor Krishh tweeted: “He who can see the invisible, can do the impossible…”
“The One Who Can See The Invisible, Can Do The Impossible…” @Suriya_offl#WeStandWithSuriya#Jaibhimpic.twitter.com/NkvGqiaHjt
– KRISHH (@krishoffl) November 16, 2021
The Tribal Army Twitter handle also spoke out, posting: “We support social justice. We support humanism. We oppose classism. We support Inclusion. We I support the inclusive development of this society. We support Truth. And so, #WeStandWithSuriya.”
We support Social Justice, We support Humanism, We oppose Casteism, We support Inclusion, We support the Inclusive Development of this Society. We support Truth and so#WeStandWithSuriya@Suriya_offlpic.twitter.com/7AoVzMjB4J
– Tribal Army (@TribalArmy) November 14, 2021
Several others also tweeted, including the Suriya Fan Club of India, urging their hero not to belittle his detractors with a response. Journalists praised the actor for the film and its message.
The tweets also appear to have come from fans in neighboring Kerala and Andhra Pradesh.
Security around Suriya’s house has been beefed up after a member of PMK (a political party in the region) offered Rs 1 lakh to anyone who attacked the actor. The PMK leader – S Palaniswamy – has been arrested by the police, the ANI news agency reported.
Suriya (who also produced ‘Jai Bhim‘) and the film’s director were also named in a legal notice – claim for damages of Rs 5 and warning of criminal cases – by Vanniyar Sangam, a group representing the dominant Vanniyar community. in the northern regions of the state, submit. .
The PMK community has been leading the reservation protests for the Vanniyars, who have been classified as the Most Backward Community in Tamil Nadu.
Controversial scenes include a shot showing a man from the Vanniyar community torturing a man from the Irula tribal community. Vanniyar Sangam claimed the scene “embarrassed” the community, and questioned the character’s name change to Gurumoorthy.
Sangam also hit another shot with a community logo; this was replaced with an image of a god, so as not to hurt religious sentiments.
Tamil Movie (also available in Hindi and Telugu on Amazon’s Prime OTT) is a powerful courtroom drama inspired by human rights activist and former Supreme Court justice Madras Chandru , who fought against the oppression of the oppressed sections of society.
Suriya plays Justice Chandru, who fights for justice for an Irula woman whose husband died in police custody. Earlier, the actor wrote to CPM leader K Balakrishnan – who asked for financial help for the woman, Parvati Ammal – and said that he would deposit Rs 10 lakh into her account.
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