In maiden RS speech, Kamal Haasan warns of threat to democracy

In his maiden Rajya Sabha speech during Budget session, Kamal Haasan launched sharp critique of Union government, warning that the EC was stripping citizens of their right to vote through the SIR of electoral rolls, posing a threat to democracy. He also criticised Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for citing remarks attributed to Periyar, which he said demeaned the Tamil language.