Wednesday, 20 January 2016

Chennai Floods: Kamal Haasan feels guilty to stay indoors and watch people suffer

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Kamal Haasan, who is safe in his house at Eldams road (which is comparatively safe and less affected), says that he feels guilty to stay indoors and watch people suffering in the floods.



Chennai is now officially a disaster zone. Army and Navy force are deployed to help the people out of the catastrophe. Victims are struggling to find food and shelter in the floods. But Kamal Haasan, who is safe in his house at Eldams road (which is comparatively safe and less affected), says that he feels guilty to stay indoors and watch people suffering in the floods.

In an interview to FirstPost the actor has said, "It's a nightmare for the poor and the middle class. The rich should feel guilty. I am not so rich and yet I feel guilty when I look outside my window and see how people in my city are suffering."

The report also said that the actor has questioned about the tax money people are paying the government. "It will take Chennai months to get back to normal even when the rains stop. Where is all of the taxpayer's money going? I don't take black money. I pay my taxes. What is being done for me and my people with my hard-earned money?" the veteran actor has asked.

Recently, Kamal Haasan voiced against the meat bans in the country. The actor has said, "There are people without food in this country, so don't give us a menu of food that we can eat, first feed the foodless."
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Flood fight: Kamal Haasan is not in his senses, says Tamil Nadu minister

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Tamil Nadu political establishment has lashed out at actor Kamal Haasan for his crticism of the Jayalalithaa government over flood relief.



Tamil Nadu political establishment has lashed out at actor Kamal Haasan for his crticism of the Jayalalithaa government over flood relief.

State Finance Minister O Panneerselvam came down hard on Haasan, saying the actor is not in his senses. The minister also accused Haasan of being a political puppet.

"Chennai and nearby districts have had record rainfall and honourable chief minister has ordered relief measures on war footing. But Kamal Haasan who is not in his senses has questioned the government for allegedly seeking money for relief measures and also asked the government as to what it is doing with the tax revenue," Panneerselvam said in a statement.

In a strongly worded statement Panneerselvam also explained to the actor the government's spending in social sector and disaster management. He advised Haasan to go through the budget by allocating time between his film shooting.

The minister called Hassan a karutthu Kandasamy (loose canon) and said the actor was speaking as if he knew everything but he actually didn't know the situation on the ground.

Earlier, speaking to a news website, Haasan had criticised the Tamil Nadu government's response to the unprecedented crisis and said the whole system has collapsed.

"The entire system has collapsed. Where is all the taxpayer's money going? I don't take black money. I pay taxes. What is being done for me and my people with my hard-earned money?" Haasan had said.

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