A few hours ago Superstar Rajinikanth released a statement urging FEFSI affiliated workers unions to give up their ongoing strike and called for talks between FEFSI and Tamil Film Producers Council. However the issue has already been taken to the Tamil Nadu Government's Labour department as it involves disparities on payment being made to workers in films.

Now the Join Commissioner of Tamil Nadu Government's Labour Department has sent a letter to FEFSI and TFPC to send their representatives for initiating talks between the two sides in the Labour Welfare Board's building located in Chennai. The first meeting will be held at 4 PM today (August 2, 2017). The talks will be held in front of the Joint Commissioner.

The communique from the department officer also advised that the organisations involved should not take unilateral actions to end the ongoing crisis.