CHENNAI: Facing flak over his comments on right wing extremism, veteran actor Kamal Haasan today said he never intended to hurt Hindus and opposed violence in the name of any religion.Addressing a press conference here coinciding with his 63rd birthday, amid expectations of a big announcement by him on his long hinted political entry, the actor said he was already there. "I am already here," (that he was in politics) and was holding discussions with various experts on the matter, he said replying to a question.Referring to his write up in a Tamil weekly last week, the actor said violence in the name of any religion was not proper, adding it was not his "appeal" against violence but "apprehension. ""I don't start with the intention of hurting Hindus," he said adding he never used the word 'terrorism'.Haasan said he was not bothered about how many Hindus were present in that hall or even in the country but was concerned about those back at home. "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 in the controversial remarks.However, since "this old conspiracy" had begun to fail, the groups were indulging in violence, he said. "#KH", an app, will serve as a 'digital platform' and a 'whistleblower,' the veteran star said adding it was under testing and he could give a complete picture on it by January.The actor had been critical of the AIADMK government on corruption, drawing the ire of several ministers in recent past.

Source: Economic Times November 07, 2017 09:22 UTC