HC quashes proceedings against Kamal Haasan
The Hindu
Plaint was filed against the actor for remarks on The Mahabharata
The Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court has quashed the proceedings on the file of the Judicial Magistrate, Valliyoor, against actor-politician Kamal Haasan that were initiated in 2017 following his remarks on The Mahabharata. Mr. Haasan had referred to the epic when questioned during an interview to a Tamil news channel about the increasing violence against women in the country.
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