Kamal Haasan gestures during a press meet on being conferred the Padma Bhushan Award, held at his Alwarpet office

01 / 20

Defamation case filed against Kamal Haasan

Sadly for the actor, he has been dragged in to another controversy, where Puthiya Tamizhagam leader K Krishnaswamy has threatened to file a case against actor Kamal Haasan for refusing to apologise for a 'derogatory' statement made by a contestant in the Bigg Boss reality show he hosts on a Tamil TV channel. (BCCL)

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02 / 20

Krishnaswamy said, "In the show, there was a conversation between two contestants. One of them called the other as 'cheri' (slum dweller). It is a public platform, and millions of people are watching it. We are sure that it is definitely a prepared script. The channel cannot say it was a mistake. They are creating imbalance in the society and hurting one particular section of the society."
(BCCL)

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03 / 20

Krishnaswamy told reporters in Coimbatore that he was going to file a defamation case against the channel and Kamal Haasan for failing to apologise for the cusswords used in the show. (BCCL)

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04 / 20

"But Kamal Haasan did not even condemn it or talk about this in the show despite many people raising this issue. So we demanded that he and the channel owners publicly apologise for it. We waited for two days and they have not even considered our request. So we have decided to go ahead with a 100 crore defamation case against the actor and the channel," Krishnasamy said. (BCCL)

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05 / 20

Kamal Haasan tweeted to clear his stand on the row on Tamil version of Bigg Boss, which is under fire of a Hindu outfit for diminishing Tamil culture. (BCCL)

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06 / 20

Kamal Haasan had convened a press conference to answer questions of controversies related to the ongoing TV show 'Bigg Boss Tamil'.

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07 / 20

Kamal Haasan is the host of the show which involves celebrities living in a house with rules and regulations, was answering the press people to the questions related to the show.

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08 / 20

The press conference took a turn when a reporter asked Kamal Haasan about the safety of women in the film industry after the sexual assault case of a Malayalam actor.

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09 / 20

Kamal Haasan made his debut on the small screen with Bigg Boss and also appointed as the brand ambassador of Tamil Thalaivas team in the season five of 'Pro Kabaddi league'.

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10 / 20

Kamal Haasan said on becoming the official brand ambassador, “I’m honored to associate myself strongly with the sport of Kabaddi. I take personal pride in highlighting the profile of a sport developed by my ancestors thousands of years ago and has now crossed our national borders. Honored to be an ambassador for Thamizh Thalaivas. I am glad the team owners chose me. My dear Thalaivas fill your lungs with pride and cross the line to take the game across to international adulation".

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