Actor Kamal Haasan said he never intended to hurt Hindus and opposed violence in the name of any religion.
While Addressing a press conference coinciding with his 63rd birthday.Amid expectations of a big announcement on his long hinted political entry, the 63-year-old actor said he was already there in politics.
Referring to his column in a Tamil magazine Ananda Vikatan, Haasan maintained that violence in the name of any religion was not proper and added that it was not his “appeal” against violence but “apprehension.” “I don’t start with the intention of hurting Hindus,” he said, insisting that he never used the word ‘terrorism’.
Haasan courted a controversy when he lashed out at what he called Hindu extremism last week, claiming that right-wing groups have resorted to violence as their earlier “strategy” has stopped working. In the wake of his write-up, a complaint was filed against the actor in a court in Uttar Pradesh for allegedly hurting religious sentiments of Hindus.
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