Kamal Haasan Controversy

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  Watch: Kamal Haasan Gifts Car To Woman Bus Driver Who Had Quit Job Amid Row

  Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Monday gifted a car to a Coimbatore-based woman who quit her job as a bus driver over a controversy surrounding issuing a travel ticket to DMK MP Kanimozhi last week.

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  Kamal Haasan's "No Hindu Religion During Chola Period" Remark Sparks Row

  After National award-winning Tamil director Vetrimaaran sparked controversy by claiming that Raja Raja Chola wasn't a Hindu king, Kamal Haasan has backed the director's statement

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  "AIADMK's Support To Farm Bills Betrays Farmers": Kamal Haasan

  Slamming Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK for supporting the three controversial farm bills, actor-politician Kamal Haasan said they attack the state's autonomy and urged President Ram Nath Kovind to return them to the floor of the House for discussion.

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  "Chief Minister Prime Accused": Kamal Haasan On Tamil Nadu Police Torture Row

  Actor-politician Kamal Haasan lashed out at Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi K. Palaniswami and his government, labelling them "prime accused" in the controversial deaths of two men allegedly tortured by police before being sent to jail

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  "No Shah, Sultan ...": Kamal Haasan's Swipe At Home Minister On Hindi Row

  Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today joined a growing chorus of voices uniting against Amit Shah after the Home Minister, on Saturday, re-ignited the controversial debate over Hindi becoming the national language

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

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

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

  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

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

  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

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

  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.

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  Slippers Thrown At Kamal Haasan Amid Controversy Over Godse Remark

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

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

  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".

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  Complaint Filed Against Kamal Haasan For Remarks On Nathuram Godse

  The Tamil Nadu police today filed a complaint against actor-politician Kamal Haasan for his controversial "free India's first extremist was a Hindu" remarks referring to Nathuram Godse, as saffron organisations moved the courts in Delhi

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  "Kamal Haasan's Tongue Should Be Cut Off": Tamil Nadu Minister's Shocker

  Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's comment that the country's first extremist was a Hindu has prompted a controversial response from Tamil Nadu Minister KT Rajenthra Bhalaji who has said Mr Haasan's tongue should be cut off for making the remark.

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  Kamal Haasan Clarifies Amid Row Over "Plebiscite" Comments On Kashmir

  Actor-politician Kamal Haasan has clarified after a controversy over comments apparently questioning why the government did not carry out a plebiscite in Kashmir. He said today that plebiscite is "no longer relevant" and Kashmir is an integral part of India.

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  Makers Of Vijay's 'Sarkar' Reportedly Give In To AIADMK, To Drop Scenes

  Makers of 'Sarkar', a political thriller starring actor Vijay, have reportedly agreed to remove or mute controversial portions critical of Tamil Nadu's AIADMK government after two ministers levelled sedition charges against them.