We'll protect Periyar statue, says Kamal Haasan after vandalism

March 07, 2018 13:00

Kamal Haasan, actor turned politician, addresses the medi after Periyar's statue was vandalised on Tuesday night.

The leader of the Makkal Needhi Maiam said that he believed that the vandalism of the statue was a diversionary tactic and asked the media to focus on the main issue -- the Cauvery Water Management Board.

"I believe, this is being done to divert attention from the fact that govt has not constituted Water Management Board (Cauvery). I urge people and media not to fall for all this & get diverted We need to focus on our issues."

About the law and order issue, Haasan said that he was looking for peace in Tamil and that the people of his state were capable of looking after the Periyar statue.

He, however, said that action should be taken against BJP's H Raja who had posted on Facebook that the Periyar statue should go just as the Lenin statue had been removed in Tripura.

He concluded talking about tolerance, saying, "I have a different view on tolerance ... The word itself is demeaning ... When you tolerate, it turns out to be a headache."

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