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	Upon release, several notions expressed in the film were opposed by various organisations. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), the ruling political party of [[Government of India]], and the then ruling [[AIADMK]] had objected to scenes in which the protagonist, played by Vijay, criticises the recently introduced [[Goods and Services Tax (India)\|Goods and Services Tax]],<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Govindarajan\|first=Vinita\|title='Mersal' row has Tamil film industry worried: 'We don't know what to depict in our films now'\|work=Scroll.in\|url=https://scroll.in/reel/855247/mersal-row-has-tamil-film-industry-worried-we-dont-know-what-to-depict-in-our-films-now\|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=19 October 2017\|title=BJP objects to 'incorrect references' on GST in Vijay's 'Mersal'\|work=The Hindu\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bjp-objects-to-incorrect-references-on-gst-in-vijays-mersal/article19882751.ece}}</ref> and also a scene in which a character ridicules [[Digital India]], an initiative promoted by the BJP.<ref>{{cite news\|date=21 October 2017\|title=P Chidambaram on Mersal row: Soon, only films 'praising' govt policies will be allowed\|work=The Indian Express\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/soon-only-films-praising-govt-policies-will-be-allowed-p-chidambaram-reacts-to-mersal-row-4899680/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last1=Stalin\|first1=J Sam Daniel\|last2=Varma\|first2=Shylaja\|date=6 February 2020\|title=65 Crores Reportedly Found From Film Financier As Actor Vijay Questioned\|work=NDTV.com\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rs-25-crore-found-in-raid-on-tamil-film-financier-over-alleged-tax-evasion-for-which-actor-vijay-was-2175716\|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> The party demanded that those scenes be cut from the film for future viewership.<ref>{{cite news\|date=19 October 2017\|title=Cut Scenes Mocking GST and Digital India in Vijay's Mersal, Demands BJP\|work=News 18\|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/cut-scenes-mocking-gst-and-digital-india-in-vijay-starrer-mersal-demands-bjp-1551317.html}}</ref> Several medical associations such as the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association, condemned the film for the alleged cynical portrayal of doctors working in government-operated hospitals.<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2017-10-21\|title=Government doctors criticise 'Mersal'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/government-doctors-criticise-mersal/article19893820.ece\|access-date=2021-07-12\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Doctors working with the [[Indian Medical Association]] planned to boycott the film and shared links of the film on pirated websites online, in the hope that it would cause monetary losses to the makers of the film.<ref>{{cite news\|date=20 October 2017\|title=TN doctors boycott Vijay-starrer Mersal, prescribe piracy\|work=The Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tn-doctors-boycott-vijay-starrer-mersal-prescribe-piracy/articleshow/61151055.cms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Rajagopal\|first=Shyama\|date=2017-10-26\|title=After BJP, doctors too cry foul over Mersal\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/after-bjp-doctors-too-cry-foul-over-mersal/article19926113.ece\|access-date=2021-07-12\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> These acts were seen as an attack on [[freedom of expression]] by opposing political parties and various other celebrities working in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-10-21\|title=Vijay vs BJP: Kollywood celebs take a stand against re-censoring Mersal\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vijay-vs-bjp-kollywood-celebs-take-a-stand-against-re-censoring-mersal-4900269/\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2017-10-22\|title=Opposition stands with Mersal\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/opposition-stands-with-mersal/article19900227.ece\|access-date=2021-07-12\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[Shashi Tharoor]] condemned BJP's acts against ''Mersal'', similar to infringement of democratic rights.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Attack on Mersal infringement on democratic rights: Tharoor - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/attack-on-mersal-infringement-on-democratic-rights-tharoor/articleshow/61216082.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>		Upon release, several notions expressed in the film were opposed by various organisations. The [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), the ruling political party of [[Government of India]], and the then ruling [[AIADMK]] had objected to scenes in which the protagonist, played by Vijay, criticises the recently introduced [[Goods and Services Tax (India)\|Goods and Services Tax]],<ref>{{Cite news\|last=Govindarajan\|first=Vinita\|title='Mersal' row has Tamil film industry worried: 'We don't know what to depict in our films now'\|work=Scroll.in\|url=https://scroll.in/reel/855247/mersal-row-has-tamil-film-industry-worried-we-dont-know-what-to-depict-in-our-films-now\|access-date=8 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|date=19 October 2017\|title=BJP objects to 'incorrect references' on GST in Vijay's 'Mersal'\|work=The Hindu\|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/bjp-objects-to-incorrect-references-on-gst-in-vijays-mersal/article19882751.ece}}</ref> and also a scene in which a character ridicules [[Digital India]], an initiative promoted by the BJP.<ref>{{cite news\|date=21 October 2017\|title=P Chidambaram on Mersal row: Soon, only films 'praising' govt policies will be allowed\|work=The Indian Express\|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/soon-only-films-praising-govt-policies-will-be-allowed-p-chidambaram-reacts-to-mersal-row-4899680/}}</ref><ref>{{cite news\|last1=Stalin\|first1=J Sam Daniel\|last2=Varma\|first2=Shylaja\|date=6 February 2020\|title=65 Crores Reportedly Found From Film Financier As Actor Vijay Questioned\|work=NDTV.com\|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/rs-25-crore-found-in-raid-on-tamil-film-financier-over-alleged-tax-evasion-for-which-actor-vijay-was-2175716\|access-date=6 February 2020}}</ref> The party demanded that those scenes be cut from the film for future viewership.<ref>{{cite news\|date=19 October 2017\|title=Cut Scenes Mocking GST and Digital India in Vijay's Mersal, Demands BJP\|work=News 18\|url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/cut-scenes-mocking-gst-and-digital-india-in-vijay-starrer-mersal-demands-bjp-1551317.html}}</ref> Several medical associations such as the Tamil Nadu Government Doctors' Association, condemned the film for the alleged cynical portrayal of doctors working in government-operated hospitals.<ref>{{Cite news\|others=Special Correspondent\|date=2017-10-21\|title=Government doctors criticise 'Mersal'\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/government-doctors-criticise-mersal/article19893820.ece\|access-date=2021-07-12\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> Doctors working with the [[Indian Medical Association]] planned to boycott the film and shared links of the film on pirated websites online, in the hope that it would cause monetary losses to the makers of the film.<ref>{{cite news\|date=20 October 2017\|title=TN doctors boycott Vijay-starrer Mersal, prescribe piracy\|work=The Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/tn-doctors-boycott-vijay-starrer-mersal-prescribe-piracy/articleshow/61151055.cms}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|last=Rajagopal\|first=Shyama\|date=2017-10-26\|title=After BJP, doctors too cry foul over Mersal\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/after-bjp-doctors-too-cry-foul-over-mersal/article19926113.ece\|access-date=2021-07-12\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> These acts were seen as an attack on [[freedom of expression]] by opposing political parties and various other celebrities working in [[Tamil cinema]].<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-10-21\|title=Vijay vs BJP: Kollywood celebs take a stand against re-censoring Mersal\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/tamil/vijay-vs-bjp-kollywood-celebs-take-a-stand-against-re-censoring-mersal-4900269/\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Indian Express\|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news\|author=Staff Reporter\|date=2017-10-22\|title=Opposition stands with Mersal\|language=en-IN\|work=The Hindu\|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/opposition-stands-with-mersal/article19900227.ece\|access-date=2021-07-12\|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[Shashi Tharoor]] condemned BJP's acts against ''Mersal'', similar to infringement of democratic rights.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Attack on Mersal infringement on democratic rights: Tharoor - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/attack-on-mersal-infringement-on-democratic-rights-tharoor/articleshow/61216082.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>

	On 23 October 2017, after Vishal extended his support for the film, the office of his production house was raided by GST intelligence agency,<ref>{{Cite web\|title=After supporting 'Mersal', Nadigar Sangam president Vishal's office raided by GST intelligence agency - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nadigar-sangam-president-vishals-office-raided-by-gst-intelligence-agency/articleshow/61187004.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> but the officials claimed that they had nothing to do with the film and it was a routine procedure to monitor violations on [[Tax Deducted at Source\|tax deduction at source]] (TDS).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Nothing to do with Mersal: IT dept on visiting Vishal's office - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nothing-to-do-with-mersal-it-dept-on-visiting-vishals-office/articleshow/61216388.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> The controversies surrounded over the film, affected its dubbed Telugu version ''Adirindhi'' as the censorship issues delayed the film's original release of 27 October 2017 to 9 November 2017.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-10-26\|title=Vijay's Adirindhi, telugu version of Mersal, not releasing on 27th October as planned\|url=https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/vijays-adirindhi-telugu-version-of-mersal-not-releasing-on-27th-october-as-planned.html\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=Behindwoods}}</ref~~><ref name="adhirel" /~~> The makers edited and trimmed the objectionable scenes in the television premiere of the film.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=GST dialogues muted in the TV premiere of Mersal - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/gst-dialogues-muted-in-the-tv-premiere-of-mersal/articleshow/62522593.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>		On 23 October 2017, after Vishal extended his support for the film, the office of his production house was raided by GST intelligence agency,<ref>{{Cite web\|title=After supporting 'Mersal', Nadigar Sangam president Vishal's office raided by GST intelligence agency - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nadigar-sangam-president-vishals-office-raided-by-gst-intelligence-agency/articleshow/61187004.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> but the officials claimed that they had nothing to do with the film and it was a routine procedure to monitor violations on [[Tax Deducted at Source\|tax deduction at source]] (TDS).<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Nothing to do with Mersal: IT dept on visiting Vishal's office - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/tamil/movies/news/nothing-to-do-with-mersal-it-dept-on-visiting-vishals-office/articleshow/61216388.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref> The controversies surrounded over the film, affected its dubbed Telugu version ''Adirindhi'' as the censorship issues delayed the film's original release of 27 October 2017 to 9 November 2017.<ref name="adhirel" /><ref>{{Cite web\|date=2017-10-26\|title=Vijay's Adirindhi, telugu version of Mersal, not releasing on 27th October as planned\|url=https://m.behindwoods.com/tamil-movies-cinema-news-16/vijays-adirindhi-telugu-version-of-mersal-not-releasing-on-27th-october-as-planned.html\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=Behindwoods}}</ref> The makers edited and trimmed the objectionable scenes in the television premiere of the film.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=GST dialogues muted in the TV premiere of Mersal - Times of India\|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tv/news/tamil/gst-dialogues-muted-in-the-tv-premiere-of-mersal/articleshow/62522593.cms\|access-date=2021-07-12\|website=The Times of India\|language=en}}</ref>

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