Multiple National award winning Tamil film personality Vetrimaaran is a writer, director and producer and he recently made a statement at the 26th edition of International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK), that has turned a lot of heads. Commenting on politics, Vetrimaaran said,

"..Today's world is divided (into different political ideologies). Most of us feel that you have to choose - you are either left or you are right. There is no middle. If you say that you are middle then you are right..So there is a time where you have to choose.."

The universal applicability of Vetrimaaran's statement, especially with the ongoing Ukraine-Russia war and Kerala, Tamil Nadu's strong resistance to the right-wing BJP party, has made it go viral. Watch it here:

"Today's world is divided. You have to choose. You are either left or you are right. There is no middle. If you say that you are in the middle, then you are in the right."

- Vetrimaaran, Tamil Director.

A filmmaker with a spine & conscience, which is rare in today's India. pic.twitter.com/pw9jABePQu

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