COIMBATORE:Puthiya Tamizhagam party founder K Krishnasamy has sent notices through his advocate to actor Kamal Haasan, Gayathri Raguram and a popular television channel, demanding `100 crore as damages for allegedly abusing a particular community in an episode of the Bigg Boss Tamil programme.
“I have already appealed to actor Gayathri Raguram, a Bigg Boss Tamil participant, to apologise for abusing another participant by saying that she was behaving like ‘slum people’. The term, which has hurt members of a particular community, should have been edited out by the channel,” Krishnasamy told media persons at Kuniyamuthur here on Sunday. “Though two weeks have passed, neither Gayathri Raguram nor show-host Kamal Haasan nor the TV channel have as yet apologised for using the term,” he added.
If they do not respond to the advocate’s notices in a week, he would file a case against them, Krishnasamy said.
At the media conference, he also welcomed the placing of the Quran and Bible near the statue of former President APJ Abdul Kalam at his memorial in Ramaeswaram. A sculpted Bhagavad Gita had been placed with the statue earlier. This had been criticised by some parties.
“The authorities should keep a copy of Tirukkural also beside the statue,” Krishnasamy said.
Though it was not a serious matter, some political parties were worsening the situation, he added.
He also said that some parties in Tamil Nadu are criticising the Central and State governments on every issue. Leaders of political parties, he said, should maintain dignity and should not become bad examples for the common man.
‘Enter politics, you will find it is a bed of thorns’
Chennai: Continuing his barbs against film-maker Kamal Haasan, senior AIADMK leader and Tamil Nadu Finance minister D Jayakumar on Sunday stated that politics was not an easy job, but a bed of thorns with its inherent risks. Talking to reporters here, he once again challenged the renowned actor to enter into politics instead of rhetoric. “Politics is like a bed of thorns, it is a very difficult terrain and not easy one,” he said. Jayakumar, known for his witty remarks and satire, added, “If he (Kamal Haasan) enters, he will feel (the heat).” He also questioned the actor’s role in times of disasters in the recent past when Chennai and its surrounding areas suffered the worst deluge in 2015.