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Kamal Haasan to quit acting, focus on politics

  •   Tue, Dec 04 2018 08:51:44 AM

Kochi, Dec 4 (DC): Actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan on Monday said he would quit acting after his upcoming film project, a sequel to his 1996 hit film ‘Indian’, so as to devote more time in politics.

“Makkal Needhi Maiam (his political party) will field candidates in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Tamil Nadu. I’ll quit acting after the upcoming project ‘Indian 2’, the shooting of which is slated to start on December 14,” said the 64-year old Padma Bhusan awardee while speaking to reporters at Kizhakkambalam.

However, he added that he would run his own film production company to “finance” various public-centered programmes.

Mr Haasan was inaugurating the handing over of 37 houses to poor families in Njaralur Colony by the ‘Twenty-20’ and the Kizhakkambalam panchayat.

“I feel greater happiness to come to functions like this where those in power walk the talk. However without power all your dreams will remain as dreams. I want to emulate the programmes being implemented here back in Tamil Nadu,” the actor said.
  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Tue, Dec 04 2018

    Will actor turned politician Kamal Haasan is going to protect the 'Dravidian' roots of Tamil?
    Is he going to secure the interest of "Dravidian Nationalism" based on three ideologies:
    1. Dismantling of Brahmin hegemony;
    2. Revitalization of the "Dravidian Languages" (that include Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam and Tamil) and 3. Social reform by the abolition of existing caste systems, religious practices and recasting women's equal position in the society??
    There is need today to re-examine the ideas of E.V.Ramsamy, who came to be known as ‘Periyar’ (the Great Man) after he dropped his caste surname ‘Naicker’. This has to be done for two reasons. Mayawati, who lost her chief ministership in 1995 after she launched the Periyar Mela, is again harping on Periyar today. In Tamil Nadu, the relationship between the Hindutva BJP and the Dravidian parties is getting stronger by the day.
    Is 'Periyar' who tried to abolish the caste system is going to be resurrected in Tamil Nadu again?

    Jai Hind

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  • Flavian, Mangaluru/Kuwait

    Tue, Dec 04 2018

    Right & capable person to involve in politics and work for the benefit of people.
    Wishing greater success not only as a regional leader. May be one day you can out shine other National leaders of our country.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Katapadi/Bangalore

    Tue, Dec 04 2018

    Great decision to have a brilliant actor with right reasoning and right perceptions wants to be a full time political leader who will surely have bright future in our politics.

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  • G R PRABHUJI, Mangalore

    Tue, Dec 04 2018

    Very good decision. I appreciate.

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  • j.anata, Mangaluru / Bengaluru

    Tue, Dec 04 2018

    Better

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