Chennai, Jan. 12 -- The release of movies Jana Nayagan on January 9 (which has now been postponed) and Parasakthi on January 10 suggested a proxy political war on screen between actor-politician Vijay and the ruling party DMK ahead of the ensuing assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.

Parasakthi's release, after several cuts, depicts the anti-Hindi agitation of the 1960s. The BJP has rejected accusations of using the CBFC as a political weapon. State party leaders say that if these accusations were true they would have obstructed Parasakhti too but the CBFC is only following rules.

Parasakthi distributed by Red Giant Movies is owned by Inban Udhayanidhi who took over from his father and deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin and is the gra...