A day after Kamal Haasan stated that “Hindu terror is now a reality in India’, a defamation case for hurting religious sentiments has been filed againt the Tamil actor in Varanasi. Hassan has been booked under IPC sections 500, 511, 298, 295(a) & 505(c) pertaining to defamation, attempt to cause offence, intent to hurt religious feelings and to incite community. In a column for the Tamil weekly magazine, Ananda Vikatan, published Thursday, the actor had expressed that “Hindu right-wing groups have unprecedentedly started indulging in acts of violence”. The hearing in the case is tomorrow, Saturday.
A day after Kamal Haasan stated that “Hindu terror is now a reality in India’, a defamation case for hurting religious sentiments has been filed againt the Tamil actor in Varanasi. Hassan has been booked under IPC sections 500, 511, 298, 295(a) & 505(c) pertaining to defamation, attempt to cause offence, intent to hurt religious feelings and to incite community. In a column for the Tamil weekly magazine, Ananda Vikatan, published Thursday, the actor had expressed that “Hindu right-wing groups have unprecedentedly started indulging in acts of violence”. The hearing in the case is tomorrow, Saturday.