A civil suit has been filed in the Madras High Court against the continuance of actors Nasser, Vishal Krishna and Karthi as president, general secretary and treasurer respectively of the South Indian Artistes Association, popularly known as Nadigar Sangam, after the expiry of their three-year elected term on March 19, 2025.

V. Nambirajan, a 79-year-old member of the association, has filed the suit for declaring as illegal a resolution passed at the 68th annual general meeting (AGM) held on September 8, 2024, for extending the tenure of the office-bearers for three more years. He also sought a restraint order against the current office-bearers.