The unprecedented rains in Chennai have left the city marooned and helpless.
The
rich and privileged have not been spared either. However, Kamal Haasan
who lives on the posh Eldams Road is relatively sheltered and safe from
the deluge. But many of his friends and relatives are hugely affected.
Speaking exclusively from his residence in Chennai, Kamal Haasan in an interview with Firstpost said,
“To describe the situation as calamitous would be an understatement. If
this can happen in Chennai can you imagine the plight of the rest of
Tamil Nadu?”
“It’s
a nightmare for the poor and the middle class. The rich should feel
guilty. I am not so rich and yet I feel guilty when I look outside my
window and see how people in my city are suffering,” the actor adds.
He
also lashed out at the powers-that-be for neglecting their civic
duties. “The entire system has collapsed. It will take Chennai months to
get back to normal even when the rains stop. Where is all of the
taxpayer’s money going? I don't take black money. I pay my taxes. What
is being done for me and my people with my hard-earned money?”
Questioning
the basic tenet of civil existence, the actor asks, “I have no God. And
I definitely won’t accept the authority and decisions of the
self-appointed Gods— the politicians. The ruling party ,whoever they
are, don’t mind spending Rs 4000 crore for corporate projects. We are
around 120 crore people in the country. Why not distribute all the Rs
4000 crore among us? That would make all Indians tri-crorepatis.”
The
actor who is known to stand up for causes is extremely disillusioned by
the collapse of the state administration in Tamil Nadu.
He ended
the conversation by saying, “I am truly sad and sick. I feel guilty for
my being in a comfortable home. I earn very little compared to the
government. But now when our state is in distress they are asking for
donations to do what we appointed the government to do. Of course I will
pay because I am constrained to respect the government’s authority. The
reason I pay is not to be perceived as one the rich who suck on
people, because I am not. I love my people truly. All this drama of rich
and poor is a farce, though. The politicians give a damn about social
equality as long as they remain in power.”
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