Varanasi: Defamation case filed against Kamal Haasan for Hindu terror remark

Mangalore Today News Network

Nov 04, 2017: A day after Tamil actor Kamal Haasan spoke about Hindu terror, a case of defamation for hurting religious sentiments has been filed against the actor in Varanasi. The matter will be heard by tomorrow, reported news agency ANI.

Haasan has been booked under sections 500 (Punishment for defamation), 511, 298 (hurting religious sentiment), 295-A (intend to outrage religious feelings), and 505-C (attempt to incite hatred enmity between classes) of the Indian Penal Code.

On Thursday, Haasan had said that right-wing groups that held dialogues in the past were now resorting to violence.

Kamal Haasan said, "Right-wing cannot challenge anyone saying there are Hindu terrorists because there terror has spread into their camp as well. Such terror activities are not going to help them in way."

Haasan’s comments did not go down well with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Senior BJP leader Vinay Katiyar today said that Haasan should apologise for the statement.

"His mental state is unstable. He should be getting treated in a hospital. Politics of such defamatory nature is not okay. He doesn’t have any proof," he said.

Earlier today, another actor backed Kamal Haasan’s statement. Prakash Raj in a tweet asked "If instilling fear in the name of religion..culture..morality is not terrorizing..than what is it.."

Courtesy: Yahoo.com