Govts alone can’t help Gaja victims, says Kamal Haasan
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:17.12.2018
Stating that the state and Union governments have an important role in helping the Cyclone Gaja victims in the battered delta region, actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan said the governments alone cannot help the distressed, it has come from all quarters.
Talking to reporters at the Madurai airport on Sunday, he said that Cyclone Gaja cannot be treated like a disaster on a par with Chennai floods. “First aid alone is not enough. Due to Gaja, livelihood of people is affected and they should be saved. The MNM is engaged in relief works in affected areas.”
Responding to a question on the Union government’s claim in the court that the state had delayed in submitting the report on the extent of damages, he said that it was a mistake that should be corrected. “We will put pressure on the state government and they in turn should put pressure on the Centre,” he added.
“It is not enough if we keep talking. People need help and we should start helping them. The MNM has plans to help them. But the governments have a much bigger role that we cannot match.” Responding to a question on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi not visiting the affected areas, he said the compliant holds good.
Meanwhile, when reporters asked him about the skipping of the unveiling of former chief minister M Karunanidhi’s statue event in Chennai on Sunday, Haasan said there was no need for him to prove his respect he had for the leader. “I have been taking part in events that were organised to honour him and will continue to participate in more such events,” he said.
On NGT’s order ragarding he Sterlite issue, he said it was unacceptable. “We have once seen the consequences of a protest,” he said, citing the police firing to control the mob on the 100th day of the anti-Sterlite protest in Tuticorin on May 22. He said the order would not have come if the state government had initiated the legal battle. Kamal Haasan was on his way to Kodaikanal to initiate relief works in the areas affected by Cyclone Gaja.
TIMES NEWS NETWORK
Madurai:17.12.2018
Stating that the state and Union governments have an important role in helping the Cyclone Gaja victims in the battered delta region, actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan said the governments alone cannot help the distressed, it has come from all quarters.
Talking to reporters at the Madurai airport on Sunday, he said that Cyclone Gaja cannot be treated like a disaster on a par with Chennai floods. “First aid alone is not enough. Due to Gaja, livelihood of people is affected and they should be saved. The MNM is engaged in relief works in affected areas.”
Responding to a question on the Union government’s claim in the court that the state had delayed in submitting the report on the extent of damages, he said that it was a mistake that should be corrected. “We will put pressure on the state government and they in turn should put pressure on the Centre,” he added.
“It is not enough if we keep talking. People need help and we should start helping them. The MNM has plans to help them. But the governments have a much bigger role that we cannot match.” Responding to a question on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi not visiting the affected areas, he said the compliant holds good.
Meanwhile, when reporters asked him about the skipping of the unveiling of former chief minister M Karunanidhi’s statue event in Chennai on Sunday, Haasan said there was no need for him to prove his respect he had for the leader. “I have been taking part in events that were organised to honour him and will continue to participate in more such events,” he said.
On NGT’s order ragarding he Sterlite issue, he said it was unacceptable. “We have once seen the consequences of a protest,” he said, citing the police firing to control the mob on the 100th day of the anti-Sterlite protest in Tuticorin on May 22. He said the order would not have come if the state government had initiated the legal battle. Kamal Haasan was on his way to Kodaikanal to initiate relief works in the areas affected by Cyclone Gaja.
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