Kamal Haasan Says First Terrorist Was Hindu: Vivegam Actor Hits Out At Ulaga Nayagan
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oi-Lekhaka
By Lekhaka
Last
year,
Kamal
Haasan
suffered
a
big
setback
when
Vishwaroopam
2
opened
to
a
lukewarm
response
at
the
box
office
and
failed
to
click
with
fans.
The
film,
directed
by
the
veteran
actor
himself,
never
really
clicked
with
the
mass
audience
which
proved
to
be
its
downfall.
With
the
Vishwaroopam
2
debacle
behind
him,
Kamal
is
currently
busy
with
his
political
commitments.
Recently,
during
an
election
campaign,
Kamal
said
that
Nathuram
Godse
was
India's
first
terrorist
and
added
that
he
was
a
Hindu.
"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," he
added.
As
expected,
his
controversial
comment
ruffled
a
few
feathers
with
several
people
disagreeing
with
him.
Bollywood
actor
and
Vivegam
baddie
Vivek
Oberoi
too
took
offence
to
the
actor-director's
comments
and
reminded
him
that,
just
like
art,
terrorism
has
no
religion.
"Dear
Kamal
sir,
you
are
a
great
artist.
Just
like
art
has
no
religion,
terror
has
no
religion
either!
You
can
say
Ghodse
was
a
terrorist,
why
would
you
specify
'Hindu'?
Is
it
because
you
were
in
a
Muslim
dominated
area
looking
for
votes?
Please
sir,
from
a
much
smaller
artist
to
a
great
one,
let's
not
divide
this
country,
we
are
one
Jai
Hind
#AkhandBharat
#UnDividedIndia,"
he
tweeted.
This
is
a
sensitive
situation
and
it
remains
to
be
seen
what
happens
next.
On
the
film
work,
Kamal
currently
has
Indian
2
in
his
kitty.
He
might
also
work
on
Thevar
Magan
2.