The Madras High Court today has ordered the Chennai city police to file a case against Kamal Haasan after hearing a petition filed by an advocate clerk, Devarajan with regards to the actor’s comments on nilavembu kashayam that is being distributed by the government as a preventive measure for dengue.
Kamal Haasan recently tweeted that the ‘nilavembu’ herbal tonic that has been prescribed for dengue may have side effects. Later, the actor also issued a clarification for his tweet.
சரியான ஆராய்ச்சி முடிவுகள் கிடைக்கும்வரை நம் இயக்கத்தார் நிலவேம்பு விநியோகத்தில் ஈடுபடாதிருக்க கேட்டுக்கொள்கிறேன். மற்ற பணிகள் தொடரட்டும்
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) October 18, 2017
ஆராய்ச்சி அலோபதியார்தான் செய்யவேண்டுமென்றில்லை பாரம்பரியக காவலர்களே செய்திருக்கவேண்டும். மருந்துக்கு பக்கவிளைவுண்டு என்பதும் பாரம்பரியம்தான்
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) October 18, 2017
Judges directed the city police to file a case against Kamal only if prima facie offence was made. Devarajan had filed a complaint against Kamal for his tweet on nilavembu on October 19. Though police had denied registering a case against the actor, now the court has ordered to file a case.
According to a report in The Times Of India, the petitioner claimed, “On what basis Kamal Haasan passed comments on nilavembu kashayam and asked his fan clubs to refrain from distributing it. Has he ever had it and faced any side effects? Without proper reason he cannot make such comments. He has done it to disturb the peace in the state. The court should take proper action against him and file a case of cyber crime for giving out false information.”
The petitioner also, wanted the court to direct state government to bring out the truth about nilavembu by ordering proper lab tests.
