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Famous Tollywood stuntman and Hindu Munnani office-bearer Kanal Kannan has been detained by the Cyber Crime Wing police in the Kanniyakumari district after he allegedly made disparaging comments against Christians on a social media site.
On July 1, the Cyber Crime Wing of the police filed a complaint against Kannan for allegedly tweeting derogatory remarks against Christianity.
Austin Bennet, the assistant organizer of the DMK’s IT branch in Thittuvilai, submitted the complaint against him, saying that Kanal Kannan had tweeted a “manipulated video” depicting a preacher dancing with a woman and captioned it as a representation of the culture associated with a foreign religion.
Who is Kanal Kannan Tollywood stuntman arrested for sharing video of pastor dancing with girl, biography, age, wife, religion
BREAKING: Kollywood Actor Kanal Kannan Arrested for Sharing Video Of Pastor Dancing With Woman. pic.twitter.com/MXsH8KjQLS
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Bennet said that Kannan’s post was intended to disparage Christianity and promote hatred between various faiths, endangering public peace. Following the registration of the case against Kannan, the Cyber Crime Wing police summoned him to their office for questioning on Monday.
Despite arguments from his legal representatives, the police stood firm. Finally, owing to his divisive Twitter remark, Kanal Kannan was arrested at roughly 7:00 p.m. Since then, he has become the talk of the town, with many people trying to learn more about him. So, here’s what we know about him:
Who is Kanal Kannan?
Kanal Kannan is a renowned Indian actor, screenwriter, and stuntman. He has been in the news because he was arrested for allegedly making disparaging comments against Christians on social media.
He was born as V. Kannan on 12 February 1962 in Vallivaram, Nagercoil, Tamil Nadu, India.
Kanal Kannan is married, and his wife’s name is Hemavathi Kannan. However, they had been separated earlier. In an effort to reunite his wife with his family after they had been living apart owing to personal issues, Kannan filed a lawsuit against her in a city family court in April 2012.
He is currently 61 years old and is a Hindu by religion.
His career
After completing his education, Kanal Kannan relocated to Madras, or the modern-day Chennai City, where he worked in a number of 1990s indie films.
Throughout the course of his career, he has collaborated with a number of well-known actors, including Ajith Kumar, Vijay, Vikram, Suriya, Vishal, Arjun Sarja, and R. Sarath Kumar, in several Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi films.
Kanal Kannan has worked as a fighter and an assistant for stunt coordinators such as Stun Siva, Peter Hein, Anal Arasu, K. Ganesh Kumar, Silva, Rajasekhar, Hari Dinesh, T. Ramesh, and Thunder Jeeva.
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