Censor board thinks actor Vijay criticizing the government is ‘defamation’
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Censor board thinks actor Vijay criticizing the government is ‘defamation’

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If you’ve seen the Tamil film Master in a cinema hall last month, you might’ve noticed one glaring omission. But when the film released on Amazon Prime on 29 January, the original dialogue was intact: ‘The government doesn’t listen to the people!’ Only, the subtitle read, ‘The ___ doesn’t listen to the people!’ So, why did the filmmakers omit the word ‘government’ in the theatrical release? In the 2013 film Satyagraha, a character played by Amitabh Bachchan was allowed to voice a similar complaint against the government: "Humne kaisa desh banaya hai jahan sarkar hi humse kat gayi hai." In the film, Vijay’s character asks why Singapore charges “lower GST, and yet, provides free healthcare” while India “levies a GST of 28 per cent and cannot provide quality medical care”.

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