Green Motherland has protested against the scene of smoking in the first look scene of Leo starring actor Vijay and has warned that violating the Tobacco Control Act will result in a 5-year jail term. Vijay starrer Leo has completed most of the scenes. In this situation, the first look of the film has been released. In it, a photo of Vijay smoking a cigarette has been published. The Green Homeland Organization has issued a statement against this. cigarette companies are killing their customers. In order to make up for that loss, movie heroes are made to act in smoking scenes in order to get the youth addicted to smoking. Advertisements and posters advertise scenes of the hero smoking. These advertisements are published knowing that such advertisement is an offense under COTPA 2003 indian Tobacco Control Act. Actor Vijay's first look ad for the movie "LEO" has now featured a smoking scene. It has been reported that actor Vijay will remove this in a few days.
Actor Vijay smoking scenes history...
2007 "Azhagiya Tamilmagan"Anbumani Ramadoss, who was then Union health Minister, objected to actor Vijay's act of smoking in the film Azhagiya tamil Magan. Subsequently, Vijay assured them that he will not act in such scenes again.
2012 Abandoned "Thupakki" Smoking Scene...
The first advertisement of the Vijay starrer 'Thuppakki' was released on 1.5.2012 and featured a smoking scene against it. On 2.5.2012 a complaint was filed on behalf of Green home in the police Commissioner's Office. In this regard, on 16.5.2012 in the police Commissioner's office, the proceedings against the Thaupakki film were abandoned on the basis of a promise that no smoking scenes would be included in this film.
2018 Abandoned "Sarkar" Smoking Scene...
On 21.06.2018, actor Vijay released the first look promotional image of the film "SARKAR" in which actor Vijay is seen smoking on his twitter page. In this regard, a complaint was lodged with tamil Nadu Public health Department on 23.06.2018 on behalf of Green Home. Public health The footage was removed from his twitter account after a notice was sent by the department. The same actor has rescheduled the smoking scene in the first ad of the movie "Leo" starring Vijay and will remove it in the next few days... But in 24 hours, the first look smoking scene was seen by about 73 lakh people. Tens of thousands of these will be children...many of whom will be drawn to tobacco products. Actor Vijay will be a major cause of that cruelty.
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