BJP demands Kamal Hassan's arrest over Nathuram Godse comment

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded Kamal Haasan's over the actor-politician's remark that Mahatma Gandhi's assassin Nathuram Godse was independent India's first terrorist, and was a Hindu man.

The party even appealed to the Election Commission to treat Kamal Haasan's speech as a violation of the Model Code of Conduct saying the actor wanted to instigate hatred among people of two different religious groups.

President of Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) unit Tamilisai Soundararajan tweeted "Actor Kamal Haasan recalling Gandhi's assassination now and calling it Hindu terrorism is condemnable. Standing amidst minorities in TN byelection campaign, he is lighting a dangerous fire to gain votes by minority appeasement." in light of the comment.

"Uttering nonsense in a sensitive subject violating the poll code of conduct. Let us hope for EC to handle with all sense as per law of the land against hate speech. Now he calls himself true Indian! True political acting started now having lost the chances in screenplay," the BJP leader added.