Tamil Nadu Minister hits out at Rajinikanth

Coimbatore: Municipal Administration Minister S P Velumani on Saturday took a dig at actor Rajinikanth for not raising his voice against those in Karnataka for protesting against colleague Sathyaraj ahead of release of his recent film 'Baahubali.'.

Speaking to reporters here, he sought to know why Rajinikanth had not spoken up when a group of people in Karnataka threatened to prevent the release of "Baahubali" featuring Sathyaraj in the cast and was now swearing by Tamil.

Last month, Kannada outfits had threatened to stall the film's April 27 release protesting alleged controversial remarks by Sathyaraj, who plays the role of Kattappa.

However, they withdrew the protest after the actor expressed regret over the comments made by him nine years ago during the Cauvery row.

Joining issue with the actor on his remarks against the AIADMK government during his address to fans, Velumani said law and order was well maintained in Tamil Nadu and added it was better than in other states in the country.

The remarks by Rajnikanth are not acceptable, he said.