[And yet another Gujarat cadre officer has been installed in a key Central
office, as the head of the CBI.]

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No Search Operation Was Conducted At Vishal's House, Says Directorate
General Of Goods And Service Tax Intelligence"It is to clarify that the
officers of DGGST
I have not conducted any such search operations and the news which is being
circulated is factually incorrect and false," Joint Director of DGGSTI P V
K Rajasekhar said in a release in Chennai.

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No Search Operation Was Conducted At Vishal's House, Says Directorate
General Of Goods And Service Tax

Directorate General of Goods and Service Tax Intelligence (DGGSTI) on
Monday denied reports in a section of the media that it raided the premises
of top Tamil actor Vishal's film production company.It was referring to
reports, including by some television channels, today that the officers of
the Directorate had searched the premises of the company."It is to clarify
that the officers of DGGSTI have not conducted any such search operations
and the news which is being circulated is factually incorrect and false,"
Joint Director of DGGSTI P V K Rajasekhar said in a release in Chennai.

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Earlier in the day, there were reports of DGGSTI raiding the actor's house
in Chennai. It came after Vishal, who also heads the Tamil Film Producers
Council (TFPC) and is the general secretary of the South Indian Artistes'
Association (SIAA) had accused BJP leader H Raja of "promoting piracy" and
also demanded an apology from him.

However, Raja clarified that he had only watched clips of the movie on his
mobile phone and said he did not have the patience to sit through a
two-and-a-half hour film.

"Dear Mr H Raja, as a leader and prominent personality, you are advocating
piracy and blatantly agreeing to it," Vishal said in a statement

The actor also said he wondered "how a political leader like you could
watch a pirated version of a film (online)" and added that it "sets a bad
example".

This was "totally insensitive and uncalled for," said Vishal, who is known
for his strong anti-piracy stand and activities.

Vijay-starrer Mersal has been in the eye of a storm for a scene criticising
the government's economic policies. The production house, Sri Thenandal
Films, had on Saturday decided to chop off the controversial bit.

BJP Tamil Nadu chief Tamilisai Soundararajan had earlier condemned the
'misconceptions' about central government's schemes and Hindu religion
projected in the Tamil film, and called for a removal of such
representations.

"It's their right to project any view but we have to condemn the
misconceptions about GST (Goods and Services Tax), demonetisation and
digital transaction and also about Hindu sentiments," Soundararajan told
ANI on Friday, adding that such views misdirect the public.

The BJP state president also stressed on the impact of celebrities' words
on general public.

The film's journey so far has been marred in controversy. First, the film
landed in a legal soup after a petitioner filed a case seeking an interim
stay on Mersal's release. Later, the film was asked to get a NOC from
Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI).

Mersal, which released on Diwali, opened to fantastic response from the
audience. According to box-office reports, the film has reportedly grossed
Rs 70 crore in two days.

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