Kamal Haasan Sparks Controversy At Election Rally: Free India’s First Terrorist Was A Hindu

After entertaining for nearly five decades, veteran actor Kamal Haasan successfully explored the field of politics and started his new journey by establishing a new regional political party named Makkal Needhi Maiam, last year. While the actor had made some smashing comments on extremists in the past, his latest one is sure to spark a new row of a debate.

During an address of bypoll election rally for his party candidate in Aravakurichi of Tamil Nadu, Kamal Haasan stated, “I am not saying this because this is a Muslim-dominated area, but I am saying this before a statue of Gandhi. Free India’s first terrorist was a Hindu, his name is Nathuram Godse. There it (terrorism, apparently) starts”.

While the country is already in an election mode due to Lok Sabha polls, it will be interesting to see how this statement plays a role in regional politics.

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