The entire Tamil film industry or Kollywood is on a day long strike and fast today, demanding the rehabilitation of Tamils displaced in Sri Lanka. Artistes, directors, producers, distributors and exhibitors are all set to undertake the 'hunger-strike' at the South Indian Film Artists' Association premises in Chennai to espouse the cause of Tamils in Sri Lanka. Leading artistes and prominent personalities of the film world are expected to participate in the agitation. Personalities of the Tamil celluloid world are the latest to stage a protest over the issue, which has generated heat in the state in recent weeks. Students have been agitating for a longtime now and have been taking to the streets demanding among other things an independent probe into alleged war crimes by Lankan army.

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