A reported tweet from Arya about the Tamilian’s valorous sport Jallikattu has put him in a spot. Apparently, he reacted to a query by a fan with a ‘what is Jallikattu?’ Since then, the actor has been trolled and memes are doing rounds on social media. One Twitter user posted, “You have been acting in Tamil Nadu for so many years, it’s a shame you say you don’t know Jallikattu.”
Arya, who had been ignoring the reactions for a few days, finally came out to clear his stand. “At an online programme called ‘Vishal Live’, Twitter fans were asking questions to the actor and one of them asked if Vishal supported Jallikattu. I replied to him on a lighter note saying, ‘haan, Jallikattu? What’s it? If Vishal supports Jallikattu, who will support him?’ But the person only took part of my replies and misinterpreted my tweet. As a sports person, I do support Jallikattu but it is a debatable topic — the Censor Board and Animal Welfare Board don’t allow us to shoot such scenes. They have certain restrictions and the government is dealing with it. It is beyond my control and I have to oblige to certain things,” says Arya.
