Kamal Haasan, the cinematic legend now Rajya Sabha member from Tamil Nadu, unleashed a powerful debut speech targeting voter list anomalies and democratic erosion. Delivered Wednesday amid thanks to the President’s address, his address blended autobiography, cultural reverence, and urgent policy critique.
Self-identifying as Paramakudi’s progeny shaped by film’s lens on Tamil heritage, Haasan emphasized Rajya Sabha’s role in amplifying regional voices. He systematically unpacked voter roll purges: names axed over misspellings or glitches, rendering millions ‘living dead’ on paper.
Bihar exemplifies the scourge, Bengal litigates it, and Tamil Nadu teeters, he noted. ‘No orthographic slip justifies robbing votes—democracy’s core entitlement,’ Haasan thundered, underscoring that regimes rise and fall, with Gen Z as vigilant witnesses.
Pressing for instant fixes, he framed it as thought collision, not vendetta. Life’s harsh truths, he shared, reveal federalism’s constitutional promise unmet. Recalling 1969 when Annadurai anointed him an intellectual successor, Haasan conveyed emotional tremors from legacy’s heft.
Pillar figures Gandhi, Periyar, and Annadurai inspire his anger-free reasoning. Hailing the honor of his nomination by CM Stalin and allies, he signed off in Tamil, cementing a parliamentary debut fusing stardom with statesmanship.