Ram Gopal Varma hits Boycott of Kamal Haasan's Thug Life, removing the tweet that threats call 'new hooliganism' | Mint

Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma expressed a brief support for actor Kamal Haasan amid growing setbacks and boycott calls against Haasan’s upcoming film ‘Thug Life’ in Karnataka. Varma, which removed the threats to ban the film, later removed his position from social media. In a narrowly deleted post on X (formerly Twitter), Varma wrote: ‘Democracy’s new name is intolerance .., regardless of factual correctness, threats to ban’ thug life ‘in Karnataka unless Kamal Haasan apologizes to a new kind of hooliganism. ” RGV post on X for Kamal Haasan. How the controversy began, the controversy began after Kamal Haasan made a statement during a promotional event, saying, “Kannada was born of Tamil.” His remarks caused strong reactions from pro-kannada groups, which asked for a ban on * Thug Life * in the state. The actor of the actor was burned in protest, and the Karnataka film room of trade has since stopped the release of the film. In response, Haasan approached the Karnataka High Court and asked permission to release the film. He stood by his statement and refused to apologize. In a post on X, Haasan said: ‘Love will never apologize. I would just apologize if I’m wrong. If I am not, I will not do that. ‘ In another interview with PTI, the actor also said: “Let’s leave all these very profound discussions to historians, archaeologists and linguists. Director Mani Ratnam after 38 years. The result of the court case will decide his fate in Karnataka.