Chennai, Jan. 13 -- Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tamilisai Soundararajan on Tuesday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi for extending support to the Vijay-starrer 'Jana Nayagan' while Congress has sought a ban on Sivakarthikeyan-starrer Tamil film 'Parasakthi'.

In a press release, Tamilisai Soundararajan said that even the Congress had banned films while in power and had recalled the Emergency, slamming the party for "crushing" freedom of expression.

The press release said, "Rahul Gandhi has no moral right to talk on this issue; it was his party that implemented the Emergency during which the total freedom of expression was crushed. His party's rule prevented the release of many films, such as Kuttacharithiram, in Tamil for m...