Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi expressed deep sadness on June 11, 2026, over the passing of Tamil filmmaker Thiru Bharathiraja. In a statement released by the Prime Minister's Office and posted on his official X account, Modi described Bharathiraja as a towering figure in the cinema world whose works had transformed Tamil cinema. The Prime Minister specifically highlighted the filmmaker's noteworthy portrayal of rural life in his works. Modi extended his thoughts to Bharathiraja's family and admirers in their hour of grief, concluding his message with the traditional Hindu prayer for peace, 'Om Shanti'. The press release was issued by the Prime Minister's Office with release ID 2271604 and was made available in multiple Indian languages including Urdu, Marathi, Hindi, Manipuri, Bengali, Assamese, Punjabi, Gujarati, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, and Malayalam.
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