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2019 Lok Sabha polls: DMK files complaint with EC over Narendra Modi biopic, wants release deferred

The movie, which is titled PM Narendra Modi and stars Vivek Oberoi in the lead role, is scheduled to hit the screens on April 5, a week before the first phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections.

Chennai: The DMK has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against the Narendra Modi biopic seeking that the release of the film be deferred since it may ‘impact election promotions.’ The movie, which is titled PM Narendra Modi and stars Vivek Oberoi in the lead role, is slated to hit the screens on April 5, a week before the first phase of the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections. Writing to the Election Commission’s Officer in Coimbatore, the District Dept Secretary of the DMK Engineer Wing, PS Arasu Bupathi has stated that the movie shows the Prime Minister’s current political lifestyle and may impact the outcome of the elections. “We wish to draw your kind attention towards the bad condition of election rules in India. Cinema is a major source of advertisement,” the letter to the Election Commission states.
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