Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tamilisai Soundarajan on Saturday lashed out at actor Kamal Haasan and questioned him on why he did not release his movie in Tamil if he was a true Tamilian. She further stated that Haasan did not respect Tamil.
“People are telling me that if I don’t support Kamal Haasan, then I am not a Tamilian. I ask Kamal Haasan, if he is a true Tamilian, why didn’t he coin his movie in Tamil?… What is 'Thug Life’? Is it a Tamil phrase?… When it’s about business, he doesn’t respect Tamil. At the peak of his career, he didn’t express his respect for Tamil. He was acting in Kannada, Malayalam, and Hindi films,” Soundarajan told the media.
She further claimed that Haasan was dividing people in the name of Tamil and only wanted to publicise his movie on an emotional basis. "Now he wants to publicise his movie on an emotional basis. He is thanking the DMK government for offering him a Rajya Sabha seat. Initially, he said that he started the party only to challenge Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam… Now he is dividing the people in the name of Tamil…” she further added.
Meanwhile, on June 13, the Supreme Court sought the Karnataka government’s response to a plea seeking protection from threats against the screening of Kamal Haasan’s film, 'Thug Life'.
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Considering the urgency of the matter, a bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and Manmohan issued notices to the Karnataka government, the State police, Raaj Kamal Films International Private Limited and the Karnataka Film Chamber of Commerce (KFCC) seeking their responses to the plea.
During the hearing, the counsel appearing for the petitioner submitted that the state authorities have taken no action in Karnataka despite violent threats being issued against linguistic minorities in the State.
“No FIR has been registered. They have joined hands with extremist elements”, advocate A Velan stated. After hearing the matter, the Court sought the responses of the authorities mentioned above and listed the matter to be heard next week. On Monday, the top court refused to hear Reddy’s plea urgently and asked the petitioner to approach the concerned High Court.
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