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Case against Kamal Hassan over Hindu terror remarks

Hassan stoked a major political controversy on Thursday when said 'Hindu terror' does exist. He went on to say that right-wing groups are resorting to using their "muscle power"

By Chennabasaveshwar
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A case has been filed against actor Kamal Haasan over his remark on Hindu terror. The matter to be heard on Saturday. The case has been registered under IPC section 500, 511, 298, 295(a) and 505(c)

Hassan stoked a major political controversy on Thursday when he said 'Hindu terror' does exist. He went on to say that right-wing groups are resorting to using their "muscle power" to silence their opponents, dumping their old method of engaging them in dialogue.

Case against Kamal Hassan over Hindu terror remarks

The comments made by Kamal in his weekly column in a Tamil magazine titled "You can no longer say there is no Hindu terror", sent ripples across the political spectrum with the RSS and BJP demanding that he immediately withdraw his statement and make an unconditional apology.

Subsequently, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national spokesperson GVL Narasimha Rao compared the actor to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed.

He added, "Today when Kamal Haasan makes similar comments, he is actually joining the ranks of P Chidambaram, Hafiz Saeed and is possible angling to become an extension of the Congress party," as per ANI.

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