Virudhunagar, July 24 -- Over 50 Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) workers were detained on Friday after holding a protest outside Amirtharaj Theatre in Virudhunagar, alleging that a controversial video mocking party's candidate Vijayaprabakaran's election defeat was played during a special screening of actor Vijay's last film 'Jana Nayagan'.

The protesters demanded an apology from former Congress MLA Selvam Amirtharaj, alleging that his supporters were behind the video. Police eventually detained the demonstrators to bring the situation under control.

Meanwhile, 'Jana Nayagan', starring actor and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Vijay, was screened across three theatres in Virudhunagar on Thursday. Virudhunagar East District Secretary a...