After a bevvy of celebrities requested Makkal Selvan Vijay Sethupathi to opt-out of Muthaiah Muralitharan biopic 800, the Sri Lankan off-spinning legend has issued an official statement.
From the Desk of #MuthiahMuralidaran#800TheMovie @MovieTrainMP #MuthiahMuralidaranBioPic pic.twitter.com/kNAnQeJXB5
— Yuvraaj (@proyuvraaj) October 16, 2020
The social media is abuzz with requests from users asking Vijay Sethupathi to quit the project saying that Muralitharan is a staunch supporter of Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapakse, who played a crucial role in the genocide of Tamils in the region.