DMK stooge MP Kamal Haasan delivered what can only be described as a fiery but fundamentally flawed retort to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in his maiden Parliament speech.
The actor-turned-politician, who owes his Rajya Sabha seat to the benevolence of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), attempted to defend the Tamil language with a ‘passionate’ speech.
However, in doing so, he exposed his own ignorance—or perhaps willful distortion—of the facts, turning into a spectacle of embarrassing himself.
The controversy stems from Nirmala Sitharaman’s address in Parliament, where she highlighted the hypocrisy embedded in Dravidianist politics.
Quoting the rabid anti-Hindu, anti-Tamil Dravidianist demagogue E.V. Ramasamy (hailed as ‘Periyar’ by his followers), Nirmala Sitharaman pointed out EVR’s own disparaging remarks about Tamil.
In a 1943 publication in Viduthalai, EVR had stated that learning Tamil was so useless that it wouldn’t even aid in begging (“Tamil padithaal pichai kuda edukka mudiyadhu”).
She further cited EVR’s description of Tamil as a “barbaric language” (kattumirandi bhashai) in a 1968 piece, arguing that those who worship EVR while protesting minor slights against Tamil are engaging in selective outrage.
Nirmala Sitharaman’s intent was clear: to underscore the inconsistency of parties like the DMK and Dravidian Stocks who claim to stand for Tamil but venerate EVR.
She explicitly clarified that these EVR’s words, not her own, and even expressed her personal anger as a Tamilian at such views. The full video of her speech, widely circulated on social media, leaves no room for ambiguity.
Enter DMK Stooge MP Kamal Haasan, who, in his maiden Rajya Sabha speech, launched into an 11-minute tirade making casteist jibes at Nirmala Sitharaman and insinuating that she had insulted Tamil.
“Dear Sirster, Bhavathi Biksham Dehi, She’ll be able to hear it.”, Kamal Haasan said.
Brahmins and Hindu ascetics use Bhavathi Bhikshamdehi during bhiksha rituals to conquer ego and sustain through voluntary giving.
“Bhavathi Biksham Dehi, the great maestro Saint Thyagarajar, sang songs in Telugu. You know that the coins taken from his begging bowl will not have any value for the modern day world. You learning in the British education system is definitely testimony to your camphor intellect. But it’s been decades since it vapourized into thin air. After that your begging bowl was given a different shape. The begging bowl became a big Hundi. Those who break that Hundi to shore up finances, what are they telling about Tamil and Tamilians?”, Kamal Haasan said.
He further goes on to peddle fake news in the house of the Parliament, misattributing EVR’s rants against Tamil as Nirmala Sitharaman’s.
“Tamil won’t even help in begging? True to an extent. You gave me a piece of advice. You can beg for yourself in English or Hindi to shore up funds. Tamil will not help in begging, Tamil will not help in stealing. Tamilian will not beg, especially not accept your alms. Sister, this Kamal Haasan will never sell his vote and country.”, said Kamal Haasan who pledged his entire party at Arivalayam for a Rajya Sabha seat.
Unable to counter facts, Kamal Haasan chose the familiar Dravidianist refuge: caste slurs aimed at a Brahmin woman and fake quotes peddled as truth in Parliament—turning his debut speech into an exercise in intellectual dishonesty.
What Kamal Haasan ultimately delivered was not a defence of Tamil, but a disgraceful mix of casteist dog-whistling against Nirmala Sitharaman’s Brahmin identity and the deliberate peddling of falsehoods on the floor of Parliament—demeaning both the House and himself in the process.
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