Not proper for me to speak on Sabarimala: Kamal
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Saturday refused to be drawn into the Sabarimala controversy, saying it won’t be proper to seek an opinion from him on the matter.
By : migrator
Update: 2018-10-20 23:59 GMT
Chennai
The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder-president said he would prefer to “stay in the centre” and talk about things benefiting women. The veteran actor, a self-declared rationalist, said he has never been to Sabarimala though he had visited other temples.
“It won’t be proper to seek an opinion from me on this matter. I will stay in the centre and say about things good for women. I don’t understand the (Ayyappa) devotees’ stand. So it is better not to interfere in that,” he told reporters.
When asked about the Supreme Court verdict not being “respected” by Kerala in this case or by Karnataka in the Cauvery water dispute with Tamil Nadu, Kamal shot back saying “one can’t say Kerala (government) is not respecting” the judgment.
“It is a different thing if people don’t respect it,” he said in an apparent reference to the stiff resistance and protests by Ayyappa devotees at Sabarimala to the entry of women into the shrine.
“In Karnataka, the government is not respecting and in this case people are not respecting. There is a difference between the two,” he added.
No alliance talks with Congress, says MNM founder
No alliance has been finalised with the Congress party, said actor-politician Kamal Haasan during a press meet at the Chennai airport. Kamal reiterated that the party is holding talks internally about preparation and strategy for the Lok Sabha elections next year and no decision has been made on alliance with any party, including the Congress. Responding to a query whether his meeting with Rahul Gandhi in Delhi was on joining hands for the polls, Kamal said that no such discussion was held with the Congress party president. He added that the meeting was a courtesy call and nothing more.
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