Filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma is known for his obnoxious comments on any issue and he believes in taking a different stance, perhaps for publicity purposes.
In Jallikattu, he had irked people by continuously tweeting derogatory comments about the sport, Tamils, culture and tradition. Even for the neutral audience, his comments were very malicious with an intent to incite hatred.
After his comments, there are many of his followers who had reported about his handle and blocked his account.