Producer Kalaipuli Thanu and director AR Murgadoss has agreed to remove certain scenes in Thuppakki which earned the wrath of Muslim organizations and hurt the sensitivity of the Muslim community. About close to 10-12 scenes from the movie are to be removed following the apposition. After Muslim organizations expressed their opposition to the movie and announced protests against Vijay and A R Murugadoss for having put the Muslim community in bad light.
Many Muslim organisations have been agitating for the removal of the scenes.
Kalaipuli Thanu has said "We did not want to hurt anyone���s sentiment. We regret if it had hurt the Muslim community and we are removing the objectionable scenes at the earliest."
Vijay���s father and Tamil Film Producers Council president SA Chandrasekhar said "Vijay would never act in a film which would offend anyone���s feelings. I promise Vijay would act as a Muslim character in one of his future films."