Following the latest controversy around a few of Mersal's dialogues and BJP's protests for their removal, H Raja spoke to us in a exclusive interview.

The BJP leader, amongst a lot of things, questioned Vijay's own practices relating to income equality and providing free services. He alleged that a Vijay owned school collects donations of Rs. 1 lakh for the LKG course, and that it contradicts his message in Mersal that a few services ought to be free.

He brought up dialogues in Mersal that stressed equality in medical aid for everyone, ranging from the poorest person to the most powerful/rich. He compared it to Vijay's own salary policies and asked if it would be possible to be paid only as much as the lowest paid individual on set.

Addressing attacks on Vijay's wealth and tax records, he remarked that there is nothing wrong in them. He reasoned that when a star preaches messages to the society in his film, the society gets the right to criticise him politically.

Here is the full interview:

H RAJA QUESTIONS MERSAL, AND VIJAYS SCHOOL, WEALTH AND SALARY POLICIES VIDEO