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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicKamal Haasan

Topic: Kamal Haasan

Madras High Court rejects Kamal Haasan’s plea to quash FIR against Hindu terrorist remark

Kamal Haasan stoked a controversy Sunday with his statement that free India's first extremist was a Hindu, referring to Nathuram Godse who killed Mahatma Gandhi.

Godse, raised as a girl, saw Gandhi as an ‘effeminate’ Father who didn’t protect Mother India

Nathuram Godse wanted Hinduism to attain the masculinity that the colonial rule represented. Gandhi wanted the opposite.

There’s a lobby that wants to keep Nathuram Godse alive. And it’s not the Hindu Right

On national TV, these Godse-contra cheerleaders even challenge BJP supporters to say ‘Godse Murdabad’ to prove their patriotism.

Free India’s first terrorist was a Hindu, he killed Gandhi: Kamal Haasan

Actor & politician Kamal Haasan said at a rally that terrorism in India started with Nathuram Godse, who killed Mahatma Gandhi.

Remembering Sridevi, the outsider who ruled Bollywood

ThePrint looks back at the female superstar who matched Bollywood heroes step for step.

Tamil superstar Rajinikanth will not contest upcoming Lok Sabha polls

Rajinikanth appeals to people to vote for a party they believe will permanently solve Tamil Nadu's water crisis.

Kamal Haasan looking for alliances to contest Lok Sabha elections

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan said his Makkal Needhi Maiam party was open to forging a partnership with like-minded parties

Congress rules out joining hands with any party without ‘long-term ally’ DMK

The clarification comes after actor-politician Kamal Haasan had offered to support Congress if it broke ties with DMK. 

In Tuticorin killings, all parties find their own favourite enemy

In any crisis or critical situation, public figures, who influence millions globally, get caught in a spiral of blame game, which often takes the focus away from showing solidarity with the victims.

Kamal Haasan looks like a total misfit in Tamil Nadu politics & his party is a non-starter

Tamil Nadu had a golden opportunity to exit silver screen-based politics, but it seems unlikely with Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth entering the fray. 

On Camera

With nuke lunacy, Asim Munir joins Pakistan’s Hall of Generals who swapped brains for bluster

Munir indicates that he’s willing to go for broke, even if it risks taking his country “and half the world” down with him. It’s important to understand where he is coming from.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.