The Controversial GST Scene From The Movie ‘Mersal’ Leaks Online After BJP Demands To Cut It

The implementation of GST has been met with a lot of mixed reactions from the people while they were trying to understand how the new tax system would work and calculating how the prices of commodities will change.

While the stage of GST implementation is not developed completely, it gathered a lot of backlash for the rising prices of certain commodities. In these developments, another criticism of the implementation of GST surfaced in a scene in Tamil actor Vijay’s movie ‘Mersal’.

In the particular scene in ‘Mersal’, the actor, Vijay, heavily criticises the Indian government tax system and questions why they cannot provide free medical services when the citizens are paying so much tax.

He also holds the government responsible for the death of the children in Gorakhpur due to the lack of oxygen, and says that people are afraid of government hospitals more.

The scene went viral on social media and received a lot of praise from fans but the criticism did not sit well with Tamil Nadu BJP’s president Tamilisai Soundrajan.

As reported by India, she objected to the scenes and demanded that the movie should be censored. She also slammed Vijay and director, Atlee, for spreading ‘factually incorrect’ information. You can watch the complete scene here.

Scene that North Korean President Kim Jong-Un wants to delete from the Movie “Mersal”. (2017) pic.twitter.com/suBoE1s0ea

— History of India (@RealHistoryPic) October 21, 2017

But Twitterati and celebrities were quick to jump to the defence of the film and criticise the BJP for demanding cuts on an already certified film.

1. Including veteran actor Kamal Haasan

Mersal was certified. Dont re-censor it . Counter criticism with logical response. Dont silence critics. India will shine when it speaks.

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) October 20, 2017

2. Praising the actor

@actorvijay sir in #katthi u raise voice for farmers and in #thuppkai for army #thalaiva for father #Mersal u just nailed it sir

— प्रवीनशीला Yadav (@Praveen82292067) October 21, 2017

3. Telling them to take criticism

Toilet Ek Prem Katha Movie praise the #DeMonetisation let #Mersel have some kitty, for criticizing it. #FreedomofSpeech

— Vinod (@VinodDehlvi) October 21, 2017

4. Defending the movie

Good that topic such as current taxation system and its misuse by the governing class is a subject of a dialogue in mainstream cinema.

— manjushaمنجوشا (@ManjushaBhagade) October 21, 2017

5. Vijay even earned a new fan

https://twitter.com/fehmeenavoice/status/921619997331415040

6. Freedom of speech

https://twitter.com/OVIYAarmy06/status/921415871955812352

7. Shaming the government for not taking criticism

Shame on @BJP4India @narendramodi to have gone after this movie which actually showing the reality of our medical care system.

— Rohin Makkar (@rohino) October 21, 2017

It seems the government has shot itself in the foot by creating hue and cry over this issue. Only time will tell who’ll have the last laugh. But as of now, the producers of the movie are laughing their way to the bank, as ticket bookings have soared amidst the controversy. What’s your opinion on the whole issue?

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