Veteran actor Kamal Haasan gets an anticipatory bail for his Hindu Extremist Comment Case

The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to actor-politician Kamal Haasan in the case filed against him for his Hindu extremist comment.

Updated on May 20, 2019  |  03:12 PM IST |  1.6M
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan gets an anticipatory bail for his Hindu Extremist Comment Case
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan gets an anticipatory bail for his Hindu Extremist Comment Case

Campaigning for his party Makkal Needhi Maiam's (MNM) candidate in the bye-election for the Aravakuruchi Assembly constituency, the actor speaking about the killer of Mahatma Gandhi, said: "The first extremist of independent India was a Hindu -- Nathuram Godse. It all started from there."

Haasan made the comment in a locality were Muslims lived in large numbers.

His comment created a huge row nationwide and police complaints were filed in Aravakuruchi against Haasan for trying to create enimity between communities.

Credits: IANS

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