Shankar ‘deeply disheartened’ by ED attaching ₹10 crore assets to Enthiran plagiarism case

Director Shankar has responded to the Enforcement Directorate's action in the Enthiran plagiarism case. Here's what he said.

A day after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) attached director Shankar’s three immovable assets worth ₹10 crore to a plagiarism case involving his 2010 film Enthiran, he responded.

The director of the Rajinikanth, Aishwarya Rai-starrer released a statement claiming that the ED has not communicated with him regarding the case, which he claims was already dismissed by the Chennai High Court. (Also Read: ED attaches director Shankar's assets worth over ₹10 crore under PMLA in Enthiran plagiarism case)

Shankar wrote in his statement that the action of ED attaching his properties under PMLA to the case was ‘misuse of the legal process’. He wrote, “I wish to bring to public attention a recent action taken by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED)