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Renowned South filmmaker S Shankar broke his silence on the Directorate of Enforcement (ED)’s decision to provisionally attach three immovable properties belonging to him. The assets are valued at Rs 10.11 crore.
It was seized by government officials on February 17 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002. Now reacting to it, the star filmmaker has issued a long statement on it and stated that he was ‘deeply disheartened’ by the continued action taken by ED even after being cleared that there was no copyright violation. As reported by IANS, the Game Changer director said in his statement, “I wish to bring to public attention a recent action taken by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Chennai Zonal Office, in which they have provisionally attached three immovable properties of mine, based on baseless plagiarism allegations related to the film Enthiran (Robot).
” Shankar continued, “It is crucial to highlight that the matter concerning these allegations was already thoroughly adjudicated by the Hon'ble High Court in Civil Suit No. 914/2010. The Court carefully examined the evidence and arguments from both sides, dismissing the claim filed by Aarur Tamil Nadan, which sought to declare him as the rightful copyright holder of the Enthiran story,” Shankar pointed out and claimed that despite this clear judicial resolution, the Enforcement Directorate had proceeded with the attachment of his properties, relying on an independent report from the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), and ignoring the binding judgment of the High Court in C.
S.No.914/2010.
” “Given these facts, I am deeply disheartened by the continued action of the ED, despite a clear legal ruling from the Civil Court, which categorically stated that no copyright violation took place. This overreach represents a blatant abuse of the legal process,” he added. “I trust the authorities will review their actions and cease further proceedings in this matter.
Should they fail to do so, I will have no choice but to appeal against the attachment order,” he concluded. S Shankar is known for his notable works in Game Changer, the Indian franchise, Enthiran (Robot), I, Anniyan, Nayak: The Real Hero, Gentleman, Kaadhal and Sivaji: The Boss to name a few. A post shared by Shankar Shanmugham (@shanmughamshankar) Also read: Dragon Box Office Collection Day 1: Pradeep Ranganathan’s Tamil Comedy Movie Kicks Off On High Note, Mints This Amount.
