Don’t sell your future, says Kamal Haasan

In a video campaign against cash for votes, the actor has urged people to not sell their future and self-respect for a pittance

March 19, 2014 12:18 pm | Updated May 19, 2016 09:55 am IST - Chennai

Kamal Haasan: "Don’t vote by comparing which leader is paying more for voting. Think about in whose hands you are resting your future”. File photo: M. Vedhan

Kamal Haasan: "Don’t vote by comparing which leader is paying more for voting. Think about in whose hands you are resting your future”. File photo: M. Vedhan

The Tamil Nadu Election Commission has roped in actor-filmmaker Kamal Haasan to campaign against cash for votes. In a video released by the Commission, Kamal has urged people not to sell their future and self-respect for a pittance.

“Don’t vote by comparing which leader is paying more for voting. Think about in whose hands you are resting your future and vote for the deserving leader. Don’t sell your future and self-respect for a pittance,” Kamal said in the video. “Let’s vote with conscience and promise that under no circumstance would we sell our votes,” he added.

Voting, he said, is one of the important duties of every citizen. “Of the different duties we are obliged to perform for our country, voting is very important.”

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