Kamal Haasan receives flak for tweet on Jayalalitha

7 Dec 2016

A day ago, the southern region of India, Tamil Nadu, to be precise, woke up to the sad news of their Chief Minister Jayalalithaa aka Ammas demise. While the past couple of days were spent in speculations after the actress-politician had taken ill, the confirmation of the same left many in grief. From co-stars in South film industry to juniors to Bollywood, several prominent celebrities left condolence messages on social media and one amongst them was Kamal Haasan.Known for not mincing words, Tamil superstar Kamal Haasan wrote, what can be translated as, Deep sympathy for those who depend on Jayalalithaa. Followed by his post the actor started receiving backlash from netizens and supporters of the actress turned politician unleashed their fury by directing messages towards him since they found his comment extremely offensive. . Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) https://twitter.com/ikamalhaasan/status/806030777477636096 December 6, 2016 After the tweet, the following are some comments that we picked up from social media https://twitter.com/ikamalhaasan @ikamalhaasan whats the point in being well learned if there is no decency. Shame I used to be a fan of yours. Sashi (@sashank2k) https://twitter.com/sashank2k/status/806035631155527680 December 6, 2016 https://twitter.com/sashank2k @sashank2k he never respect people sadist fellow Komali https://twitter.com/ikamalhaasan @ikamalhaasan Prasanna (@Robo1235) https://twitter.com/Robo1235/status/806037918930247680 December 6, 2016 https://twitter.com/ikamalhaasan @ikamalhaasan youre exponentially becoming a bigger embarassment almost everytime you air an opinion. Omnipresent (@PrimadoralBeing) https://twitter.com/PrimadoralBeing/status/806037079176032256 December 6, 2016