Actor Kamal Haasan has hit out against the ruling AIADMK and rebel AIADMK leader TTV Dhinakaran for allegedly paying huge sums of money to buy votes in the recently-held assembly bypolls in Tamil Nadu’s prestigious RK Nagar, days after his contemporary and superstar Rajinikanth made a grand entry into politics.
“It’s a great embarrassment for Tamil Nadu politics and democracy. This is a victory which is purchased,”
“It’s sad that people are also part of this open crime of note for votes. It’s very saddening that RK Nagar people have sold their vote for a Rs 20 note,” Haasan said.
A vote was allegedly bought for as high as Rs 6,000 and in some cases higher. They said that the Dhinakaran’s supporters had distributed Rs 20 notes to people, which could be redeemed for more cash. They added that the Rs 20 note would fetch Rs 10,000 from his supporters.
Dhinakaran, the nephew of jailed leader VK Sasikala, won the crucial bypoll by a thumping margin of over 40,000 votes. He defeated his nearest rival E Madhusudhanan of the ruling AIADMK by 40,707 votes in the assembly constituency in north Chennai.
Haasan was in a way first to declare his intent to enter politics and announced the launch of a mobile application “Maiyyam Whistle” to fight corruption and bureaucratic inefficiency on his 63rd birthday as a precursor to his political journey. The app, he has said, will be available from January after a beta testing stage. After the November 7 announcement, the actor fell silent and apparently got busy with his film commitments.
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