Superstar Kamal Haasan received a death threat from a television actor, named Ravichandran, over his recent comments about the Sanatana Dharma. The veteran actor had said at an event that the NEET medical entrance exam by the central government was the "ill outcome of Sanatana Dharma", and this did not sit well with right-wing supporters.
Actor Ravichandran, who has featured in several television shows, called for Haasan's boycott and said that he was a "naive politician". Not just that, but he also said that he would "slit his throat" for his remarks against Sanatana Dharma.
Following the threat, the members of Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam party lodged a complaint at the Chennai Police Commissioner’s office on Sunday, and sought protection for the superstar.
What did Kamal Haasan say?
Haasan recently attended the 15-year celebration of actor Suriya's NGO, during which he criticised the Centre's National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) and said that it has "crushed the dreams of many MBBS aspirants".
Addressing the doctors on stage, Haasan said, "When I look at the doctors here on this stage, I wonder will we be able to see doctors like this at next year’s event? There’s a small doubt. Because after 2017, they have not been able to start such initiatives. Now do you understand why we say NEET is not needed? This law has denied education from 2017 until today."
He went on to say, "Education is the only weapon that can break the chains of dictatorship and the chains of Sanatana Dharma. Do not take up anything else in your hands, you will not win with it. Because the majority will defeat you."
His comments received severe backlash and the Tamil Nadu unit of BJP also slammed him and called for the boycott of all his films in theatres and on OTT as well.
Haasan is yet to react to the backlash.
