'Sarkar' director AR Murugadoss gets anticipatory bail

Madras High Court granted anticipatory bail to 'Sarkar' director Murugadoss after increasing protests against the film.

On Thursday night, director AR Murugadoss stated on Twitter that the police had banged the door of his house several times.

Police had come to my house late tonight and banged the door several times.Since I was not there they left the premises. Right now I was told there is no police outside my house.

— A.R.Murugadoss (@ARMurugadoss) November 8, 2018

The Tamil Nadu police, however, has denied plans to arrest the filmmaker. According to a Newsminute report, T. Nagar DCP said that regular patrolling has ben intensified in that area. A senior police officer said that cops wanted to check the security measures at Murugadoss' residence.

bad light: Reports

Since the release of the film, many AIADMK ministers and party cadres have expressed their displeasure over certain scenes in 'Sarkar' which have reportedly shown the Tamil Nadu government in bad light. A scene from the film degrades the government scheme in which grinders and mixers are provided free of cost. Also, Varalaxmi Sarathkumar's character's name in the film is Komalavalli, which the protesters allege is a reference to the late CM J Jayalalithaa.

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Many actors have voiced their support for the vijay starrer and the director, including Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth.