Why #ShameOnVijaySethupathi Trended On Twitter?

Looks like a hefty amount of Twitter folk are unhappy with Vijay Sethupathi playing the role of a Srilankan Cricketer in a biopic 800 as they trended #shameonvijaysethupathi.

On 8th October, the actor made it official that he’s going to step into Murali’s shoes for the biopic. He received a good response from the Tamil fans. But as the makers unveiled the motion poster of the biopic, hinting that the movie covers many unseen facets of the bowler’s life and Tamil community the actor received the worst criticism ever in his entire career.

Take a look at the motion poster.

MURALIDARAN BIOPIC… Motion poster of #MuralidaranBiopic… Titled #800TheMovie… Stars #VijaySethupathi as cricketer #MuthiahMuralidaran… Directed by #MSSripathy… Produced by Movie Train Motion Pictures and Vivek Rangachari. pic.twitter.com/9RuAeCK7BB

— taran adarsh (@taran_adarsh) October 13, 2020

Few Twitter users are also fuming on Muralitharan, as he never spoke about what the minority community faced, being a Tamilian in Sri Lanka. Fans are enraged by the fact that a native Tamilian plays the role of an oppressed minority cricketer who played for Sri Lanka.

Forget & forgive people and move forward..!! My ass..!! This guy doesn't have a spine..!! @VijaySethuOffl u will regret acting hia movie..!! #ShameOnVijaySethupathi #Tamils_Boycott_VijaySethupathi pic.twitter.com/BuVp2eEssQ

— karthick keyan (@karthic99761680) October 13, 2020

In one of the old interviews, Muralitharan stated, “why people dig the past and make more enemies out of it. I am a Tamilian. I got affected by the 1977 riots, houses were burnt and I am not thinking about anything. What Jesus has said, forget, forgive, and move forward”.

Here are a few tweets:

#ShameOnVijaySethupathi
What if we take a bio pic of wasim Akram and an Indian actor carrying Pakistan flag , will no one question ? and says he is a actor doing his job…
Think about it @VijaySethuOffl #Tamils_Boycott_VijaySethupathi #Tamils_Boycott_Vjsethupathi pic.twitter.com/F0ZdaDEoTF

— Apruvan | Tamil Nationalist | NTK Reinforcement (@apruvannew) October 14, 2020

The flag that kills thousands of Tamils, give death threats, treat the minorities as second class…what an audacity that @VijaySethuOffl is proud to bear that blood stain flag on his chest. You are a sell out.#ShameOnVijaySethupathi #BoycottVijaysethupathi pic.twitter.com/tlGIGxPJqQ

— கடாரம் வென்ற சோழன் (@TorontoPodiyan) October 13, 2020

The movie – 800, is directed by Ms. Sripathy and bank-rolled by Vivek Rangachari and Movie Train motion Picture.

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