Director Ram Gopal Varma has triggered a controversy recently by stating that dacoit Veerappan was planning to kidnap Superstar Rajinikanth in the same way he hijacked Kannada star Rajkumar. Elaborating on the tweet to a leading English daily, the Bollywood director said, "According to the source, Veerappan was publicity-hungry and when he kidnapped Kannada matinee idol, Rajkumar, he got national-level publicity and even BBC carried the news. He wanted to capture bigger names and in 2004, he wanted to kidnap Rajinikanth sir as he was the biggest star in India! I can’t reveal the name because I feel it’s unethical if I do so."
