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Amid Row over Plebiscite comments on Kashmir, Kamal Hassan’s Party Makkal Needhi Maiam clarifies that they had been taken out of context.

Actor-Politician Kamal Hassan was asked to make comment on recent Pulwama terror attack, the leader said “Hold a plebiscite and make people talk. Why have they not conducted it? What are they scared of?”

Speaking at an event on Sunday Kamal Hassan said, “In Azad Kashmir (Pakistan-occupied Kashmir), they are using jihadis’ pictures in trains to portray them as heroes. That is a foolish thing to do. India also behaves with equal amount of foolishness. It's not fair. If we want to prove that India is a far better country, then we should not behave like this. There begins the politics, there beings the new political culture.”

Condemning the Pulwama Terror Attack he said he had predicted this while writing on Kashmir

“Why should a soldier die? If politicians on both sides behave properly, there is no need for a soldier to die. The line of control will be under control… When I was running a magazine called 'Maiyam', I wrote about the Kashmir issue and what is to be expected. I mourn this day because I predicted that this is what will happen. I should have predicted something else,” he said.

After comments were reported in media Kamal Hassan’s Party issued a statement saying,“Our President and our Party stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the armed forces in his hour of grief… We firmly believe that entire Kashmir is an integral part of India and we stand firmly with our armed forces, para-military and central police forces who defend it selflessly.”

Recently Actor-Politician Kamal Hassan announced that his party will contest all 40 seats in Lok Sabha elections.

-Sai Kumar