A poster of the film Ajey: The Untold Story of a Yogi, that releases on 19 September 2025 based on the life of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, was vandalised earlier this week outside the historic Woodlands Theatre in Chennai.
Eyewitnesses reported that two unidentified individuals were seen defacing the promotional material displayed outside the theatre. The incident has not yet been reported by mainstream media outlets but has drawn attention on social media, where users shared visuals of the damaged poster and condemned the act.
First Ajey movie on Yogiji was banned in Qatar & Saudi Arabia.
But what’s is happening in TN? DMK govt allows mobs to vandalize even a movie poster. Hate for Hindi & Hindu faith has become @mkstalin @Udhaystalin trademark.
They don’t even know how @rajinikanth himself respects… pic.twitter.com/EztS0V8Fxa
— Lala (@FabulasGuy) September 18, 2025
Chennai this is NOT DONE 😔😔
Spoiling a movie poster – because it’s in Hindi? Because it’s on UP Chief Minister – @myogiadityanath?
Will love to see that Bharat, where @mkstalin, @Udhaystalin & @annamalai_k will watch it together in Chennai
And where @yadavakhilesh &… https://t.co/cfNlmma1Nq
— Shantanu Gupta (@shantanug_) September 18, 2025
The film, inspired by Shantanu Gupta’s book The Monk Who Became Chief Minister, stars Anant Joshi in the lead role. It traces Adityanath’s journey from a boy in Uttarakhand to a Hindu monk and later the Chief Minister of India’s most populous state.
The movie had earlier faced restrictions abroad, with reports of a ban in Qatar and Saudi Arabia. Many on social media have accused the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government in Tamil Nadu of fostering an environment of intolerance towards Hindi and Hindu culture, allegations that the state government has denied in the past regarding similar incidents.
The Chennai Police have not yet issued an official statement regarding the incident or confirmed if a formal complaint has been registered.
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