Makkal Needhi Maiam leader Kamal Haasan has said that alliances that help in protecting the interests of Tamil Nadu are worth it for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
"But we don't have an attitude that alliances could be made with anyone. The party has a clear vision and ideology. We are not opportunists, but we are using an opportunity,’’ he said in response to a query on whether his party would like to join a broad-based alliance against the intolerant voices ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha polls. Mr. Haasan was here on Friday to promote his movie Vishwaroopam 2 .
Asked about the chances of his party partnering with the Congress in the elections, Mr. Haasan said that "now we are discussing something that we will discuss much later. But we will discuss that. It's too early at this stage. But whatever is good for Tamil Nadu, we will go in that direction."
Stating that the time has come for the country to unite against the growing intolerance, Mr. Haasan expressed doubts on whether he could have made a political movie like "Hey Ram" today.
“I am also doubtful whether noted writer M.T. Vasudevan Nair could have made the movie Nirmalyam today,” he said.
Urging Keralites to start a freedom struggle against those trying to muzzle their voices, Mr. Haasan said that “we have been very complacent about the independence that we got, but we have not been responsible. The whole nation has become intolerant. And I am shocked that Kerala was also toeing the line,” he said in an indirect reference to the recent attacks against freedom of expression enjoyed by writers and artists.
