The producers of 'Kaththi', Lyca productions, held a press conference on Tuesday, denying any links to the Rajapaksa regime amid calls to boycott from students in Tamil Nadu.
"Images showing Lycamobiles logo in the background of the Sri Lankan Government sponsored Common Wealth Business forum was morphed. The first article with these morphed pictures which appeared in a website in an attempt to mislead the public. Lyca productions clarified that the Lyca Group representation in Sri Lanka for the forum was only as a business participant - one among the several who participated. The Lyca Productions team has also lodged a complaint with the cyber-crime division in Chennai, and a copy of the compliment was also shared with the media," the chair of the Lyca Group of Companies, Subaskaran Allirajah told reporters.
See here for more of his comments.
See also: Tamil Nadu students protest against pro-Sri Lanka films (09 Aug 2014)
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