The Ulaganayagan spoke about his views only after a week of Rajinikanth hinting about his political entry. Kamal also added, “One’s feeling as a Tamil is important rather than being born as a Tamil. Gandhi. Nehru, Bose are not Tamils by birth but many Tamil people keep the names of those leaders for their children. I am considered a Keralite by many Malayalees. If you ask whether I try to become the CM of Kerala, I would say I am not interested in that.”
Kamal Haasan’s comments brought in a lot of outrage from Rajinikanth’s fans. Though many agreed, some could not accept Kamal’s words. Kamal said at an event, “Politics is about service and not about earning money. We must raise the salary for politicians and ask them to serve us well. But if you ask them to take it up as an act of sacrifice, they will use the opportunity in other ways.”
Kamal felt that Rajini’s need to clean the system is absolutely right. He said, “There is nothing wrong in what Rajinikanth said. The view is not new either.”
