{"id":16239,"date":"2013-02-09T22:37:02","date_gmt":"2013-02-10T03:37:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=16239"},"modified":"2013-02-09T23:01:29","modified_gmt":"2013-02-10T04:01:29","slug":"president-rajapaksa-will-decide-on-the-screening-of-vishwaroopamin-sri-lanka-after-watching-film-himself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=16239","title":{"rendered":"President Rajapaksa will Decide on the Screening of “Vishwaroopam” in Sri Lanka After Watching Film Himself"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Sonja Candappa<\/strong><\/p>\n

T<\/strong>he decision to screen or not to screen here the controversial South Indian film \u201cVishwaroopam\u201d will be taken after President Mahinda Rajapaksa views it on his return from Bodh Gaya.<\/p>\n

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\u201cOnce the decision is made, we will take immediate action either to screen it or ban it,\u201d Cabinet spokesman, Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella told the Sunday Times. \u201cI think we want things to settle down a little because there was a lot of agitation.\u201d
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\n\u201cVishwaroopam\u201d, a spy thriller by Indian actor and director Kamal Haasan, was temporarily banned in Sri Lanka after an Islamic organisation Tawheed Jamaath wrote to President Mahinda Rajapaksa protesting that the film was disrespectful of Islam.<\/p>\n