India, April 7 -- Filmmaker-actor Sundar C is debuting in politics as a Madurai candidate for the Pudiya Neethi Katchi (PNK) in the upcoming Tamil Nadu elections, in alliance with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party. His wife and BJP leader, Khushbu, has been supportive of his journey ahead of the Tamil Nadu elections. She even took to social media to slam those spreading rumours about him. (Also Read: Khushbu says husband Sundar C's entry into politics has 'rattled' senior politician; defends his 'outsider' status)

On Tuesday, numerous social media posts claimed that Sundar said he would ban meat shops in the Madurai Central constituency where he's competing from, should he come into power. They also claimed that...