Though Priyadharshini's detention was for a brief time, the event has invited flak against the police amid the apparent clampdown on the documentary and its screening that's palpable across the country.
When Modi's admirers and followers attack the BBC for its documentary, a throwback video brings back Modi's speech to a limelight as in his speech, Modi praises BBC for being credible than Indian media.
Despite changing his affiliations to several Dravidian parties in the state, Sampath is well known for his public speaking and being a staunch Dravidian ideologist.
Though the government has played out a clampdown against the documentary, the recent events display that it has seemingly promoted it and sparked more attention.