Udhayanidhi Stalin recalls when Suriya asked him to ‘remove anti-reservation dialogue’ from 7aum Arivu

South actor Udhayanidhi Stalin has recently taken shift into politics. He was seen attending the promotions of the upcoming political thriller Maamannan. The film will feature him as one of the lead characters, he opened up about his political knowledge while attending one of the events related to this film’s promotions. He also said superstar Suriya asked him to tweak a dialogue in 7am Arivu.

Udhayanidhi Stalin revealed that he had no idea about the need for reservations in India when he had approved of a dialogue in 7am Arivu. The dialogue is picturized on Shruti Haasan, who plays the leading lady of the film, and she is seen saying, “Because of reservation, recommendation, corruption, talented people are fleeing India.” In the event, Stalin revealed that Suriya did not approve of the same and asked him to tweak it. Stalin was not convinced of the same, and opened up about how his opinion changed adding, “I said, ‘It is just a small dialogue.’ This was my political understanding back then. Later, as I started reading about our party’s politics, leaders, the foundation of our party, what social justice meant and so on, I understood why reservation was required and what social justice was.”

Coming to Maamannan, the film is expected to be one of the last films to feature Udhayanidi Stalin who is expected to focus on his political career. For the unversed, Stalin is currently Minister of Sports Development in Tamil Nadu.

Maamannan is directed by Mari Selvaraj and it also stars Fahadh Faasil, Keerthy Suresh, Lal, among others in lead roles. It is slated for release on June 29.