Tamil star Vijay Setupathi opted out of project 800, a biopic on the life of Muttiah Muralidharan. A section of the Tamil community was unhappy that Vijay Setupathi agreed to do this film. Muralidharan’s relationship with the Rajapaksa government has become a big controversy, and Tamilians do not want Vijay to elevate the character of the cricketer. Tamilians staged an online protest in this matter and a netizen issued rape threats to Vijay Setupathi’s minor daughter. The man in question has been identified as a Srilankan resident who released a video apologizing to the actor.
The central crime branch of the Chennai police filed a case against the man under sections 153 (intent to causing riot), 294 (B) (using obscene language in a public place) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and section 67B (transmitting obscene material through the internet) of the Information Technology Act.
Srilankan news platform IBC Tamil posted the video where the man with blurred face tenders an apology. “I was angry at Vijay Setupathi because he was acting in that movie. I have never spoken like this in my life. I will not repeat this again,” said the man in the video. “I apologize to the Tamils of the world, Vijay Sethupathi anna, your wife, and your daughter.,” he added.
Along with him, we can also see his mother in the video.
