(UTV|COLOMBO) – Actor-filmmaker Vishal on Thursday was detained by police in Chennai for trying to break into the Tamil Nadu Film Producers Council (TNFPC) office which was locked by one faction of the members, said police.
Vishal is the president of TNFPC.
On Wednesday, some members of TNFPC, protesting against Vishal, locked up the office.
On Thursday morning, Vishal and his supporters reached the Council’s office. The police, deployed to prevent any clash between the two factions, tried to persuade Vishal to leave.
Refusing to leave, Vishal argued with the police in a bid to try break open the lock. Police then detained him.
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