Actor turned politician Kamal Haasan has said that every religion has its own terrorist and Hindus cannot claim that they are sanctimonious. Hassan rally in Trichy was pelted with stones.
Recently Haasan had said that the free India’s first terrorist was a Hindu and his name was Nathuram Godse.
Godse assassinated Mahatma Gandhi.
“I feel the quality of polity is going down. I don’t feel threatened. Every religion has their own terrorist, we cannot claim that we are sanctimonious. History shows that all religions have their extremists,” Haasan said.
Kamal Haasan on stones thrown at his rally in Trichy: I feel the quality of polity is going down. I don’t feel threatened. Every religion has their own terrorist, we cannot claim that we are sanctimonious. History shows that all religions have their extremists. #Chennai pic.twitter.com/R7buqXnUBU
— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2019
His comments created a stir in the BJP and an FIR was registered against Hassan. He however added that his arrest will create more problems.
Kamal Haasan on protest over his Godse remark: I am not afraid of being arrested. Let them arrest me. If they do that it will only create more problems. It is not a warning but only an advice. pic.twitter.com/hVMkP3I9mJ
— ANI (@ANI) May 17, 2019
Moreover, reacting over Hassan’s comments BJP’s candidate from Bhopla Sadhvi Pragya Thakur had said that Nathuram Godse, who assassinated Mahatma Gandhi, was a “deshbhakt” (patriot) and will remain so forever.
