Kerala is going through a near-complete shutdown of activities due to the Bharat Bandh situation, without any open educational institutions, public transport, shops or government offices. The strike is in opposition to the new government labour codes being implemented and global trade agreements. Understandably, not everyone is happy about the Kerala strike situation, and this applies to those from the film industry as well.

Take filmmaker Ranjith Sankar, for example. The director, known for titles such as Su Su Sudhi Vathmeekam and Punyalan Agarbattis, among others, questioned the point of such strikes in this day and age. The filmmaker argued that everything going online today would negatively affect small-time traders, daily wage employees, and street sellers. He expressed hope that, despites these losses, there would be better rights in the future through strikes. However, he wondered whether the aforementioned is possible through the so-called Bharat Bandh that happens only in Kerala.

Claiming that it affects the public significantly, the filmmaker compared the strike in Kerala to how those in Japan would deal with similar situations. "In Japan, bus drivers once went on strike-they kept driving but refused to collect fares. Public not affected. Company revenue hit. That's precision," the filmmaker wrote.

He also drew a parallel between the nature of the strike and the MeToo movement. "MeToo didn't block traffic, it didn't shut down cities. It told stories — publicly. Powerful men fell. Systems shook," the filmmaker shared.

Describing these as outdated ways of showing resistance, he called for a better methods that are more in tune with the changing times and are more likely to bear fruit. "We need methods that match the times, not memories of the past," he signed off.