South superstar Mohanlal found himself in the eye of the storm when he wrote a blog supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation move on November 21. In his blog, the actor had argued that considering the common man can stand in queues outside religious places, theatres and liquor outlets, there is no harm in queuing up outside an ATM. The comparison did not go down well with the political leaders as well as netizens and led to a flood of criticism on social media.
However, Mohanlal is not deterred by the severe backlash that his blog received. The ‘Bhramaram’ actor has now shared the same post as a video where he has read out the entire copy. The 5-minute-52-second long video sees his handwritten note while his booming voice can be heard accompanying it.
Ever since Mohanlal posted his blog on Monday, critics have started a hashtag campaign called ‘The Complete Disaster’ (alluding to his blog which is called ‘The Complete Actor’). Many political leaders, including Congress legislator K Sabarinath and Kerala PCC Vice-President VD Satheesan, have condemned the superstar’s remarks.