New Delhi: Actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan recently attended the audio launch event of his upcoming film Indian 2 in Chennai on Saturday evening and also talked about politics during this. Later in the night, Haasan took the mic and gave a fiery speech about what it means to be an Indian in today’s times. The actor talked about the age-old policy of ‘divide and rule’ and questioned why a Tamil should not rule the country.
After thanking the Indian 2 team, the actor said, ‘The divide and rule policy used by the British cannot work anymore. When their strategy failed, the British had a place to go back to. If people here do the same, they have to remember that they have no place to go back to.’
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Kamal Haasan further said, ‘As far as my identity is concerned, I am a Tamil and then an Indian. That is your identity as well. A Tamil knows when to keep quiet and when not to. Earlier, at one point of time, I said something and got into trouble. But now I don’t worry about it. As an Indian thatha, I have to hit the nerve, right? So, here it is… why shouldn’t a day come when a Tamilian will rule India? Just think, we made India’s first woman Prime Minister. So, we will make it happen as well.’ Directed by Shankar, Indian 2 also stars Kajal Aggarwal, Rakul Preet Singh, Siddharth among others. It is scheduled to hit the theatres this July.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : June 3, 2024, 08:19 IST