Flood fight: Kamal Haasan is not in his senses, says Tamil Nadu minister

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.