Following the sad demise of senior journalist and political critic Gnani, actor Kamal Haasan has expressed his grief by way of a post on his Twitter space, which read:
"திரு. ஞாநியின் மரணத்திற்கு என் ஆழ்ந்த அனுதாபங்கள். அவர் செய்த உடல்தானம் போற்றுதலுக்குரியது. அவர் தானத்திற்கு சடங்குகள் தடையாகாமல் அனுமதித்த குடும்பத்தாரை சிரம் தாழ்த்தி வணங்குகிறேன்"
Roughly translated, the tweet mourned Gnani's passing, and commended his noble donation of his own body. Kamal also bowed down, praised the late journalist's family for facilitating the donation and not allowing customs get in the way.
TTV Dhinakaran has opposed Kamal Haasan's statement regarding the RK Nagar by-elections. Kamal Haasan called the people of RK Nagar as beggars in a recent article. This has triggered a lot of people all over TN.
TTV Dhinakaran, the MLA of RK Nagar has also expressed his opinion on the actor. He said "I initially had a lot of respect for Kamal Haasan's character and his work. But this statement of his show who he really is. One cannot camouflage his/her identity for long. Not much longer than he announced his political entry, he revealed his character by calling the voters as beggars.
Just posting something on Twitter is not enough, he should do some groundwork and know the reality. So it is not necessary for me to file a case against him, it suffices that people know his true nature."