Kamal Haasan

MNM Seeks Legal Action Against Minister Who Threatened Kamal Haasan

Tamil Nadu News | ANI | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Vice President R Mahendran and General Secretary A Arunachalam have sought legal action against Tamil Nadu Minister for Milk and Rural Development, Rajenthra Bhalaji, for instigating violence against party chief Kamal Haasan.

Kamal Haasan Gets Protection From Arrest Amid Row Over "Godse" Remark

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Monday May 20, 2019

The Madras High Court today granted actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan protection from arrestafter cases were filed against him over "Godse extremist" remark.

"Can't Accept Villain As Hero," Says Kamal Haasan Amid Godse Remark Row

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 19, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, who had sparked a row over his "India's first extremist a Hindu" remark for Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, today spoke about the 'Father of The Nation, calling him a ''superstar''.

Lok Sabha Polls: Nitish Kumar's Nudge To BJP? "Shouldn't Tolerate" Godse Remarks, He Says

India News | Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Sunday May 19, 2019

BJP leader Pragya Thakur made her "deshbhakt" comment in response to a remark by actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan, who had said, "Godse, the first extremist of independent India, was a Hindu".

Kamal Haasan Will Have To Study 100 Years To Define Hindu: Giriraj Singh

India News | ANI | Saturday May 18, 2019

Kamal Haasan knows nothing about Hinduism and he should instead try defining the Muslims, said Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday.

The Word "Hindu" Is Not Indian, Claims Kamal Haasan

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2019

Facing severe backlash over his recent Hindu extremist remarks, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan Friday claimed that the very term ''Hindu'' was not a native description, but only a foreign coinage.

"...Or We Become Taliban": Anand Mahindra On Godse Controversy

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Friday May 17, 2019

Anand Mahindra was responding to controversy surrounding Pragya Singh Thakur's "deshbhakt" comment and warned the country it risked "becoming the Taliban" if it didn't respect Mahatma Gandhi's legacy

Elections 2019: Madhya Pradesh Election Officer Submits Report On Pragya Thakur's Remark On Godse

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2019

The Madhya Pradesh chief electoral officer has submitted a report to the Election Commission over BJP's Bhopal Lok Sabha candidate Pragya Singh Thakur calling Mahatma Gandhi's killer Nathuram Godse a "patriot".

"Terrorists Abound In All Religions": Kamal Haasan Defends Godse Comment

India News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Friday May 17, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan today said he was "not intimidated" by the backlash over his comment that Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse, "independent India's first extremist", was a Hindu. "Terrorists abound in all religions.Around history, you can list many people from many religions. I was talking in that term. I said every religi...

Lok Sabha Polls: On Kamal Haasan's Nathuram Godse Remark, Court Reserves Bail Plea Order

India News | Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Thursday May 16, 2019

Kamal Hassan had filed an anticipatory bail plea with the Madras High Court after controversy over his remark that the first extremist in Independent India was a Hindu

"Party Line Is My Line," Says BJP's Pragya Thakur After Calling Mahatma Gandhi Assassin Nathuram Godse "Patriot"

India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday May 17, 2019

Nathuram Godse, the man who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, "was a deshbhakt (patriot), is a deshbhakt and will remain one," the BJP's Pragya Singh Thakur said, adding to her growing list of controversial statements. She apologized hours later, with her party publicly condemning the comment and disowning it.

Slippers Thrown At Kamal Haasan Amid Controversy Over Godse Remark

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Thursday May 16, 2019

Slippers were thrown at actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasanon Wednesday evening when he was campaigning in Tirupparankundram assembly constituency in Madurai.

Delhi High Court Refuses To Hear Petition On Kamal Haasan's Godse Remark

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday May 15, 2019

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday declined to entertain a petition which referred to actor-cum-politician Kamal Haasan's remark about Mahatma Gandhi's assassin being a Hindu terrorist and had sought directions to the Election Commission (EC) to "restrict" misuse of religion for poll gains.

Kamal Haasan's Godse Remark "Taken Out Of Context," Clarifies Party

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Thursday May 16, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam today said Mr Haasan's "first extremistin independent India was a Hindu" remark, which has stirred a controversy, has "been taken absolutely out of context with a malafide intent".

Sack Minister For "Chop His Tongue" Threat To Kamal Haasan, Says Party

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Wednesday May 15, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) has demanded that State Minister for Milk and Dairy Development KT Rajenthra Balaji, who wanted Mr Haasan's tongue chopped for his comments on Nathuram Godse