Chennai sources have made a statement that the BJP is against actor Kamal Hassan's reported plans to enter politics as he is an atheist and has hurt sentiments of Hindus in the past, senior party leader H Raja said today. Meanwhile when speaking to reporters H Raja said the BJP would oppose Kamal Hassan's entry into politics as the actor is an "atheist to the core" and has "attacked Hindu beliefs and sentiments.
"Sources have stated that the leader was replying to a question why the BJP which was welcoming superstar Rajinikanth's plans to enter politics was against Kamal Hassan taking the plunge.
Meanwhile BJP's state unit chief Tamilisai Soundararajan had yesterday taken a dig at the actor's tweet on his possible entry into politics, wondering why the celebrity, "without doing any service to the people", had a "sudden awakening" on entering the field. Ms. Soundararajan said her accusation is that he has now started talking due to selfishness.
