Kamal flays Modi over govt’s ‘failure to take care of poor’

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:07.04.2020

Actor and MNM president Kamal Haasan on Monday flayed Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the “lack of focus of his government in coming to the rescue of the poor and the needy in the time of their crisis in the wake of the 21-day lockdown across the country”.

Comparing the “lockdown” with “demonetization”, Kamal Haasan in an open letter blamed Modi for his ‘failed vision’. “A visionary leader will act fast, even before an issue becomes big. You had a four-month window to act on this pandemic, but ordered an ill-advised lockdown, giving the nation’s1.4 billion population a mere four hours to react,” Kamal Haasan said.

Terming the Centre as a “balcony government” that seemingly serves the interests of the middle class and affluent, Kamal urged Modi to safeguard the interests of all segments of people. “While demonetization led to loss of savings and livelihood of the poorest, this illplanned lockdown is leading us to a fatal combination of loss of both life and livelihood,” he said.

According to him, while Covid-19 will continue to find more victims, a situation is being created for a fertile playground for “Hunger (H), Exhaustion (E) and Deprivation (D) to flourish”. Coining a new term, Kamal said HED’20 is a malady that is smaller in profile, but far deadlier than Covid-19. “Its impact will be felt long after Covid-19 has vanished,” Kamal said.

While demonetization led to loss of savings and livelihood of the poorest, this illplanned lockdown is leading us to a fatal combination of loss of both life and livelihood

KAMAL HAASAN

Actor and MNM chief