Kamal Haasan called on “progressive forces to be more vigilant than before”. (File photo) Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday expressed shock over the incidents that unfolded in Karnataka on Tuesday. He also called on the “progressive forces” in the state to ensure it doesn’t spread to Tamil Nadu.
“What’s happening in Karnataka is causing me distress. A poisonous wall of communalism is being raised among innocent students. What’s happening in our neighbouring state should not come to Tamil Nadu. It is time for all progressive forces to be more vigilant than before,” he wrote on his Twitter page.
The ongoing protests in Karnataka against allowing girls wearing Hijab to attend classes in government-run schools and colleges hit a crescendo on Tuesday, with incidents of stone-pelting and lathicharge being reported in several districts.
கர்நாடகாவில் நடப்பது கலக்கத்தைத் தூண்டுகிறது. கள்ளமில்லா மாணவர்கள் மத்தியில் மதவாத விஷச் சுவர் எழுப்பப்படுகிறது. ஒற்றைச் சுவர் தாண்டியிருக்கும் பக்கத்து மாநிலத்தில் நடப்பது தமிழ்நாட்டுக்கும் வந்துவிடக் கூடாது. முற்போக்கு சக்திகள் மேலும் கவனமாக இருக்க வேண்டிய காலம் இது.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 9, 2022
National Award-filmmaker PC Sreeram also reacted strongly to the Hijab controversy. “They talk about development but end up doing what they are known for and what they have been doing when ever elecrction r round the corner. The fall is not far of,” he tweeted while sharing a drawing of the burqa-clad girl who stood up to a mob of boys who heckled her over her clothing choice at a college.
“It is just heartbreaking that we have come down to this. Why do we hate our own so much ! I have just been numb watching this,” tweeted director Bejoy Nambiar while sharing the video of the burqa-clad girl standing up for herself.
I studied in a convent, we were not allowed to wear ‘pottu’ & flowers, after much protest ban was lifted. What do you folks who r supporting #Hijab ban say for that? If in a Muslim school, Hindu girls are forced to wear #Hijab as uniform, will u agree? It has to be left to girls.
— Lakshmy Ramakrishnan (@LakshmyRamki) February 8, 2022
It is just heartbreaking that we have come down to this. Why do we hate our own so much ! I have just been numb watching this https://t.co/Lv7HTAeVFD
— Bejoy Nambiar (@nambiarbejoy) February 9, 2022
They talk about development but end up doing what they are known for and what they have been doing when ever elecrction r round the corner.
The fall is not far of . pic.twitter.com/daiwbrQKF1— pcsreeramISC (@pcsreeram) February 9, 2022
Filmmaker-actor Lakshmy Ramakrishnan also slammed those who supported banning Hijab in schools and colleges. “I studied in a convent, we were not allowed to wear ‘pottu’ & flowers, after much protest ban was lifted. What do you folks who r supporting #Hijab ban say for that? If in a Muslim school, Hindu girls are forced to wear #Hijab as uniform, will u agree? It has to be left to girls,” she wrote on her Twitter account.
After the situation went out of control on Tuesday, the Karnataka government announced a three-day holiday for all educational institutions across the state.
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