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Angry Kamal Haasan Slams PM Modi for Lockdown in a Three-Page Open Letter

Kamal Haasan slammed the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, for the sudden nationwide lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus outburst in the country in a three page long open letter. Check it out below...

Angry Kamal Haasan Slams PM Modi
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Actor-politician and leader of the Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM), Kamal Haasan slammed the Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi, for the sudden nationwide lockdown in the wake of the coronavirus outburst in the country. On Monday, he posted a three-page letter to the PM stating that the lockdown has not been planned well, and he also said that the PM is repeating the mistake that he did while implementing demonetisation but at a much bigger scale this time.

Haasan begins the letter by writing:

I pen this letter as a responsible but dismayed citizen of our country. In my first letter to you dated 23rd March, I had urged the government to not lose sight of the plight of the unsung heroes of our society, the most downtrodden, the weak and the dependent. The very next day, the nation heard the announcement of a strict and immediate lockdown, almost demonetisation style. I was taken aback but I chose to trust you, my elected leader, the one we would like to believe knows best. I had chosen to trust you even when you announced demonetisation but time proved I was wrong. Time proved you too were wrong sir.

- Kamal Haasan

However, he covers up with nuances and subtle compliments, as he writes:

Today, there is probably no other world leader who has such a mass following. You speak, they follow. Today the country has risen to the occasion and invested its trust in your office. You must have noticed that even your naysayers clapped and cheered when you gave the call to do so in order to appreciate the countless health-workers working selflessly and tirelessly for the masses. We will comply to your wishes and orders but our compliance must not be confused as our subjugation. My own role as a leader of my people entails me to speak my mind and question your ways. Please pardon my lack of etiquette, if any….

- Kamal Haasan

He goes on to talk about PM Modi’s 2016 announcement of the demonetization and said though he initially trusted Mr Modi's demonetization move, time proved him wrong when none of its objectives was achieved.

My biggest fear is that the same mistake of demonetisation is being repeated albeit at a much bigger scale. While demonetisation led to loss of savings and livelihood of the poorest, this ill-planned lockdown is leading us to a fatal combination of loss of both life and livelihood. The poor have nobody to look upto except you sir. On one hand you are asking the more privileged people to put up a spectacle of lights while on the other hand the poor man’s plight is itself becoming a shameful spectacle. While your world lit up oil diyas in their balconies, the poor are struggling to gather enough oil to bake their next roti. Your last two addresses to the nation had you trying to calm the people which is necessary in these trying times but there is something more urgent as well as important than that. These psychotherapy techniques can address the first world anxiety problems of the haves’ who have a balcony to cheer. But what about those who don’t even have a roof on their heads? I am sure you don’t want to be a balcony government only for the balcony people by completely ignoring the poor who are biggest constituent of our society, our support system and the foundation on which the middle-class, the well-to-do and the rich build their lives. The poor man never makes it to the front page news but his contribution to nation building both in spirit and in GDP cannot be ignored. He has a majority stake in the nation. History has proven that any efforts to destroy the bottom has led to the toppling of the top. Even science will agree here!

- Kamal Haasan

In the very next paragraph, Kamal Haasan says he should not be misunderstood for "I am not suggesting we ignore the middle class. In fact, I am suggesting the exact opposite....I would like to see you doing more to ensure everybody's fortress, and that nobody goes to bed hungry."

Questioning India’s preparation against COVID-19, Kamal Haasan continues to write:

India’s first case was reported on 30th of January. We had seen what happened to Italy. Yet, we did not learn our lessons early enough. When we eventually woke out of our slumber, you ordered an entire nation of 1.4 bn people to shut down within 4 hours. A mere 4 hour notice period for the people when you had a 4 month notice period! Visionary leaders are ones who work on solutions long before problems become big.

- Kamal Haasan

“I am sorry to say that sir, this time your vision failed,” he writes as he adds: “Furthermore, your government and its appointees seem to be expending all their energies on a combative response to any feedback or constructive criticism. Sane, well-wishing voices with national interests in mind get quickly, intentionally and clinically drowned by the trolls of your army and are dubbed anti-national."

I dare anyone to call me an anti-national this time. The common populace cannot be blamed for being ill-prepared for a crisis of this magnitude but you can be and shall be blamed for this. The government is appointed and paid by the people to keep their lives normal and safe.

- The actor-politician screeches.

The MNM leader concludes his letter by writing:

We are angry but we are still on your side.

- Kamal Haasan
https://twitter.com/ikamalhaasan/status/1247077843378421761

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Comments (2)

I totally agree with what KH say even though i am not a fan of him he is talking in behalf of the poor salute to him🙏🏼it was handle so poorly lockdown just like that w/o any preparation and solution how will the poor and daily wages survive in this lockdown should have well-prepared than lock the nation down

3 years ago

Agree! Absolutely true! Modi and BJP are proving to be absolute nuisances in the country today! 😑

3 years ago

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