Pa Ranjith talks on caste discrimination and cinema at Conclave South 2018

Kaala director Pa Ranjith, who attended the India Today Conclave South 2018 on December 21, said that many in India have been affected by the BJP.

Accusing the BJP of trying to perpetuate the varna system, he said, "Many in India have definitely been affected by the BJP, by saffronism [sic]...and many are Dalits," he said, "because....they don't want to break the caste system."

Further, commenting on media coverage of India's head of state and prime minister (his exact words were "an important publication"), he said Kovind is written without the title "President", while Modi's name carries the words "Prime Minister" before it.