Sarkar director AR Murugadoss refuses to apologise to Tamil Nadu government for questioning policies in Vijay's film

Sarkar, featuring actor Vijay, has been a subject of immense controversy ever since the announcement of its release. Its director AR Murugadoss was slammed by the Tamil Nadu government for allegedly depicting the free schemes provided by the ruling parties in poor light in his film. The party even demanded an unconditional apology, but certain reports state that the director has refused to apologise to the government.

AR Murugadoss. Image from Twitter @KumaruVadai

Murugadoss reportedly made his stance clear on Sarkar and also refused to give any kind of undertaking for his upcoming projects. The director established the fact that he wished to continue making films which questioned politics. He made these statements at the Madras High Court, where the plea is being heard, stating that questioning schemes of political parties was his right as a citizen. Asking him to tender an apology essentially meant he was being stripped of his fundamental rights, added Murugadoss.

AIADMK had earlier held protests against the director and demanded that he apologise 'unconditionally' for certain scenes in Sarkar. Murugadoss was also asked to give a notice stating that he would not include such political references in his future projects.

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan also backed Murugadoss. He tweeted out that Sarkar was certified by the government for release and by now objecting to it, the Tamil Nadu government was curbing people's voices.