Call for peace in SL - Tamil Actors Fasting

From superstars to junior artists, the entire fraternity of Tamil actors came together on Saturday to observe a day-long fast in Chennai to voice their concern for Tamils caught in the Sri Lankan civil war and demanded an immediate ceasefire in the Lanka.

But the artists carefully avoided provocative remarks against the government or in support of the LTTE. Leading actors Rajnikanth and Kamal Hassan, joined the fast, along with those active in politics from the film world like Vijayakanth and Sarath Kumar.

Several leading actors and technicians voiced their concern over the sufferings that Tamils were undergoing in Sri Lanka. Sarathkumar, president of SIAA and Radha Ravi, General Secretary, led the fast.