India, June 24 -- Actor Rajinikanth attended an event on Wednesday to announce the title of his upcoming film, Dharman, alongside Kamal Haasan and Ashwath Marimuthu. Addressing the press there, he said he was hesitant to make public comments, as he's criticised for speaking or staying silent. This comes on the heels of the backlash following his press meet in May to discuss the Tamil Nadu chief minister and actor Vijay. (Also Read: Dharman: Rajinikanth reveals why film with Kamal Haasan saw 3 director changes before Ashwath Marimuthu was finalised)

Rajinikanth began his speech at the event by stating that these days, whatever he says publicly has become an issue. He said in Tamil, "The moment someone says they are calling me to speak, I ...