Actor Vijay Sethupathi’s daughter gets rape threat over Muttiah biopic row

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The Cyber Cell of Chennai Police has registered a case after a rape threat was made on Twitter against the daughter of actor Vijay Sethupathi, who yesterday exited from "800" - a biopic on Lankan cricketer Muttiah Muralitharan - following opposition to his involvement in the project.

Without referring to Mr Sethupathi by name, or revealing details about the threat, Chennai Police Commissioner Mahesh Kumar Aggarwal tweeted: "There has been a lot of concern on social media regarding comments made against a celebrity. On receipt of a complaint to this effect a case has been registered."

The tweet, from a handle called @ItsRithikRajh, issued a graphic threat tagging Mr Sethupathi's own handle. Calling the actor a betrayer of Tamils, the tweet said: "Only this (sexual assault) would make him learn about the hardship faced by Lankan Tamils".

The Sri Lankan Tamils issue has always been an emotional one within the state.

There have been many allegations of torture, killing and sexual assault of Lankan Tamils by Lankan army personnel over the three-decade-long armed conflict between Tamils settled in the island nation and Lankan government forces.

The Tamils demanded equality and a separate homeland following reports of discrimination by the majority Sinhalese government. During the final phase of the war against the LTTE around one lakh Tamil civilians were reportedly killed.

Calling Mr Muralitharan a traitor and accusing him of supporting the killing of Lankan Tamils, veteran film director Bharathiraja, PMK chief Dr P Ramadoss and at least two ministers put pressure on Mr Sethupathi to leave the film.

Mr Muralitharan has denied the allegations and claimed that his statement on the end of the war was twisted. He later appealed to Mr Sethupathi to opt out of the project.

The cricketer explained: "I know the pain of war. I grew up in Sri Lanka amid war for over 30 years. My father was hacked when I was seven. Many times we were on the street."

Following Mr Muralitharan's appeal the actor yesterday said: "It's over."

Today's tweet triggered outrage, with DMK MP Kanimozhi calling it a cowardly act.

"The perverse intimidation of Vijay Sethupathi's daughter is not only barbaric but extremely dangerous to the very fabric of our society. Making women and children the soft targets is a cowardly act. The police should take stern action against the perpetrator," she tweeted. (NDTV)

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Comments - 13

Prashan Tuesday, 20 October 2020 10:13 PM

Same guy called srilankan Tamils as "refugee dogs". He has constantly thrown hate towards srilankan tamils in his tweet. Obviously He clearly didn't make these disgusting threats out of love for srilankan Tamils.

vithura Tuesday, 20 October 2020 10:17 PM

Nothing can justify such vile behaviour under any circumstance, the police should act firmly on this!

Sherine Tuesday, 20 October 2020 10:41 PM

So sick minded people

Ramasamy Tuesday, 20 October 2020 10:44 PM

Cheap Tamilnadu ppl..

Jeeves Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11:11 PM

So that's democracy -South Indian style!

SandunW Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11:17 PM

Not the first time Tamils have blocked films! They stopped the Sony release of Cafe Madras in U.K. fearing the depicted assassination of Rajiv Ghandi would be bad publicity for them!

ChanakaJ Tuesday, 20 October 2020 11:18 PM

Shame that aggression, bullying and facist attitudes are allowed to get away with it!

Rex Wednesday, 21 October 2020 12:56 AM

Didn't the Tamils in India also demand a separate state? Was this due to discrimination by the majority Indians then?

rss Wednesday, 21 October 2020 12:57 AM

This tweet might have been the work of DMK since they face accusation that they betrayed Tamils during the war. In that Kannimohini is the main character.

ram Wednesday, 21 October 2020 12:58 AM

Tamils in Tamilnad are behind Sethupathi though they oppose him acting in the movie. This tweet might have been the work of some anti-Tamil elements

Channa Wednesday, 21 October 2020 02:10 AM

Of course they are babarians . I must say completely different from own Tamil brothers in Sri Lanka

DillonDP Wednesday, 21 October 2020 12:27 PM

This is just a drama, to make his sloppy direction famous

Mandayan Wednesday, 21 October 2020 11:42 PM

The Tamilnadu media reported that the person is in Sri Lanka and the SL Police help requested to locate.

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