Chennai, Jul 17 (TIWN): A day after announcing he had decided to withdraw from filmmaking until his innocence is proven in a case filed by an actress against him, well-known Malayalam film director Sanal Kumar Sasidharan has expressed empathy for police personnel, who, he says are compelled to obey "the unlawful orders of their corrupt superior officers".

Taking to Instagram to share his thoughts on police personnel, the director wrote, "I can clearly understand the moral dilemma of the police in carrying out the mindless orders of the dirty politicians.

"I have seen myself the helplessness of the police constables while I was arrested and kept in custody for a night. They are compelled to obey the unlawful orders of their corrupt superior officers knowing that what they do are illegal and injustice.