Newsroom, Jun 4: Actor and activist Prakash Raj has come out in support of Rajinikanth’s Kaala which faces a ban on its release in Karnataka. Taking to social media on Monday Raj criticized the Karnataka government for allowing fringe elements to take law into their hands.
Prakash, who condemned Rajinikanth’s insensitive remarks on Cauvery issue, also opined that banning the former’s movie is not a right decision. He suggested the Cauvery water-sharing issue is a touchy subject for both Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, but to find a solution one needs to act practically and not emotionally.
“There is a deep bond between man and a river. So when we talk of Cauvery we do extremely emotional about it. This is true of people from both states of Karnataka and Tamil Nadu where emotions run high when we try to find a solution to share water. But getting emotional does not solve an issue; we need to be practical about it too,” he said in a statement posted on his Twitter account.
“The two respective state governments, the Centre along with specialists who understand the issue of our farmers, water sharing and nature, should sit together and find a solution. Due to political reasons and unseen pressures if they fail to do so, our fight should be towards making them accountable and answerable and not become victims of our own emotions,” he added.
“A statement made by actor Rajinikanth has hurt us deeply. Yes, I agree. In order to express our dissent, a few organisations have called for a ban on the film. Is that what we Kannadigas want? We don’t know and we will never know. If the film is released and people decide not to see it as a mark of their protest only then will be able to gauge what people really want. But these fringe elements deciding on behalf of the people will not let us know it. Who are these people to decide what most Kannadigas want or don’t want?” asked the 53-year-old actor.
Raj also opined that it was not fair to penalise hundreds of other people who worked on Kaala to punish Rajinikanth.
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