Makkal Needhi Maiam demands removal of Rajenthra Bhalaji from TN Cabinet

Makkal Needhi Maiam general secretary A. Arunachalam on Tuesday demanded the removal of K. T. Rajenthra Bhalaji as Minister for Milk and Diary Development for stating that Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan’s tongue should be cut off for making comments on Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse.

In a statement, MNM general Secretary Arunachalam said that Mr. Rajenthra Bhalaji has violated the oath that he took while assuming office.

“Since he is behaving in a way that violates the oath he took when he assumed charge as an MLA and Minister of Milk and Diary Development, we demand his removal,” he said.

Campaigning on Sunday for his candidate in Aravakurichi assembly



bypoll, Mr. Kamal Haasan said, “Independent India’s first extremist was a Hindu. It begins there.” He was referring to Gandhi’s assassin, Nathuram Godse.

He further said, “India should remain equal and harmonious. The tricolour should remain the same and that’s the wish of everygood Indian.”

This comment received severe criticism from BJP, which had petitioned the ECI to bar him from campaigning further.

In response to this, Mr. Rajenthra Bhalaji had said, “Kamal Haasan’s tongue should be cut off. Terrorism has no religion. He must be called just a terrorist. The people are one day going to cut his tongue off for trying to get minority votes by speaking like this.”