Kollywood sources have revealed that Kamal Hassan is the only big Kollywood star who had come out strongly against GST. Meanwhile when speaking at the South Indian Film Chamber Of Commerce, Kamal pointed out that “Regional cinema is the strength and pride of Indian cinema. This diversity is the reason why this country is strong”.
Meanwhile Kamal's daring statement stirred a hornets’ nest. Union finance minister Arun Jaitley hit back and asked celebrities not to use the press to pressurize the government to lower the film industry's 28% tax slab under GST. Arun Jaitley said, "Using the media as propaganda to pressurize the government is not going to work."
Meanwhile currently Tamil film industry associations have no clue what
the Tamil Nadu government’s viewpoint on GST and its implication is. Chief
Minister E Palaniswami is fighting a fierce battle for his government’s
survival as the ruling AIADMK is now virtually split into three groups. The
Assembly is meeting for the monsoon session soon, and each group is garnering
support and has no time for Kollywood.
