Demand for releasing Ambedkar movie in TN
Express News ServiceFirst Published : 23 Mar 2010 04:02:00 AM ISTLast
Updated : 23 Mar 2010 06:26:21 AM IST
CHENNAI: All India Moovendar Munnetra Kazhagam on Monday demanded
immediate release of the Tamil version of a film which portrays the
life history of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar.
The movie hit the screens across the country except TN a decade ago.
However, no political party which boasts of following the ideals of
Ambedkar seems to have raised the issue.
"The inordinate delay in releasing the movie on one of the greatest
leaders that India has ever produced is nothing less than prevalence
of untouchability in film industry," charged N Sethuraman, president
of the AMMK here on Monday. " Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar was made in
English and dubbed in a slew of Indian languages including Tamil," he
recalled.
Directed by Jabbar Patel, the movie was produced by the National Film
Development Corporation in association with Union Ministry of Social
Justice and Empowerment and Maharashtra government, in which Mammootty
played the role of Ambedkar.
He urged the TN government to come forward to release the movie.
"Otherwise, we are ready to purchase the rights and screen it in the
State," he said.
'MK does not deserve award'
The Makkal Desam Katchi (MDK) has said it would oppose the conferment
on the 'Ambedkar Sudar' award to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi.
Pointing to the SC/ST Commission's remark that Tamil Nadu witnessed
the seventh highest rate of atrocities against Dalits, MDK president
Sathai A Packiaraj said the government was yet to react to the remark.
"Karunanidhi does not deserve the award which itself is an attempt to
distract attention from the SC/ST Commission's revelation," said
Packiaraj. VCK leader Thirumavalavan had announced the award to the
DMK patriarch just a day after the SC/ST Commission recommended that
the TN government take steps to curb the atrocities against Dalits
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