<p align="justify" class="title">Actor Kamal Haasan, who has been hinting at entering politics, has hit out at what he calls Hindu extremism, claiming that right-wing groups have taken to violence because their earlier "strategy" has stopped working.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Haasan took no names in his column in the latest issue of Tamil weekly 'Ananda Vikatan' when he alleged that right-wing outfits had "changed course".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Earlier such Hindu right-wingers, without indulging in violence against those belonging to other religions, made the latter indulge in violence through their arguments and counter arguments," he said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">However, since "this old conspiracy" had begun to fail, the groups were indulging in violence, he wrote.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Extremism is in no way a (mark of) success or growth for those who call themselves Hindus," wrote the Tamil film icon.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Haasan, who met Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan recently, also answered a question posed by the Marxist leader, who asked what the actor felt about "Hindutva forces weakening Dravidian culture through slow intrusion".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"...in recent times...we could see that racial discrimination and reactionism have been trying to gain a foothold in Tamil Nadu," Vijayan said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The actor replied, "The fading of the belief that truth will triumph and ... strength will succeed will make us all barbarians".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sounding philosophical at one point, Haasan said "change is unchangeable".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"The day is not far when Tamil Nadu will again be a model for social reformation," he said, adding, "Kerala is such a model and my greetings (to you) for that".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In an earlier column in the weekly, Haasan said he would come out with a "communication strategy" next week, triggering speculation that he would announce his entry into politics.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The column was titled, "Be prepared... will tell all on November 7", which is Haasan's birthday. </p>
<p align="justify" class="title">Actor Kamal Haasan, who has been hinting at entering politics, has hit out at what he calls Hindu extremism, claiming that right-wing groups have taken to violence because their earlier "strategy" has stopped working.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Haasan took no names in his column in the latest issue of Tamil weekly 'Ananda Vikatan' when he alleged that right-wing outfits had "changed course".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Earlier such Hindu right-wingers, without indulging in violence against those belonging to other religions, made the latter indulge in violence through their arguments and counter arguments," he said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">However, since "this old conspiracy" had begun to fail, the groups were indulging in violence, he wrote.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"Extremism is in no way a (mark of) success or growth for those who call themselves Hindus," wrote the Tamil film icon.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Haasan, who met Kerala chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan recently, also answered a question posed by the Marxist leader, who asked what the actor felt about "Hindutva forces weakening Dravidian culture through slow intrusion".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"...in recent times...we could see that racial discrimination and reactionism have been trying to gain a foothold in Tamil Nadu," Vijayan said.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The actor replied, "The fading of the belief that truth will triumph and ... strength will succeed will make us all barbarians".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">Sounding philosophical at one point, Haasan said "change is unchangeable".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">"The day is not far when Tamil Nadu will again be a model for social reformation," he said, adding, "Kerala is such a model and my greetings (to you) for that".</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">In an earlier column in the weekly, Haasan said he would come out with a "communication strategy" next week, triggering speculation that he would announce his entry into politics.</p>.<p align="justify" class="bodytext">The column was titled, "Be prepared... will tell all on November 7", which is Haasan's birthday. </p>