Chennai: Tamil conflict director Kanal Kannan arrested. He was arrested for contacting for the demolition of the statue of the social reformer Periyar. The arrest was carried out on the grievance of Thantai Periyar Dravider Kazhagam. The Chennai Cyber Criminal Police intervened.
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Kanal Kannan is the president of the arts and lifestyle wing of Hindu Munni. He called for the demolition of the statue in front of the Srirangam Ranganatha temple. Kanal Kannan explained that the statue of the individual who explained there is no god must not be put in front of the temple and must be destroyed.
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Kanal Kannan requested progress bail quickly following getting the hint of arrest. But he was turned down. The police arrested him in Puducherry. In addition to Tamil, Kannan is an motion director who has labored in Malayalam, Kannada, Telugu and Hindi films. He has acted in quite a few movies.
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