Chennai: 

Superstar Rajinikanth has praised the Tamil Nadu government for swift action on those allegedly behind a recent controversial video that gave a slanderous interpretation to the devotional song "Kanda Sashti Kavasam", which praises Lord Muruga.

Tweeting about this, the actor said, "The slander of Kanda Sashti Kavasam had hurt sentiments of crores of Tamils and triggered outrage. My heartfelt appreciation for Tamil Nadu government for swift action and intervention to remove those videos. At least hereafter blasphemy and defaming religions should end. All religions are one."

The state police recently arrested four members allegedly linked to a group called Karuppar Koottam that had released the controversial video on its YouTube channel on the basis of a complaint from the state BJP.