Coimbatore: Makkal Nidhi Mayyam chief Kamal Haasan on Tuesday accused the BJP of adopting a double stand on the Mekedatu issue.
On the last day of his two-day visit to the city, Kamal said BJP units in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka may differ in terms of names, but both are controlled by the central government.
Claiming to be the only actor in the country to play dual roles in several films, Kamal said he can quickly identify people who indulge in double acts.
On the Kongunadu issue, he termed it a political slogan rather than a necessity. “We can consider whether it was a request from a political party, but it was from a company,” Kamal said, pointing to the BJP. Earlier there was East India Company (EIC) and now it is going to be a North India company. But people will not allow it, he said.
He said, ‘If you keep your hands on our shoulders by calling the country one nation, then we will celebrate you. But if you cheat the resources by giving it to private companies, then you can only be called a company like EIC. No state will support such exploitation.”
He said that the government is doing its best on the outbreak of Kovid, but it needs to do more.
He said the party has not suffered any loss due to the joining of former party vice-president R Mahendran to the DMK. He said the sitting MLA from Coimbatore South is missing from the constituency.
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