Death risk to Kamal Haasan: TV actor strikes Madras High Court searching for anticipatory bail

Television actor T. Ravichandran has approached Madras High Court searching for anticipatory bail in a case reportedly booked in opposition to him by the Central Crime Branch (CCB) police in Chennai for issuing a demise risk to Member of Parliament (MP) and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan.

Justice G. Jayachandran, on Monday (August 18, 2025), directed a authorities advocate to get directions from the CCB and adjourned the listening to on the advance bail plea to Wednesday (August 20). The petitioner had instructed the courtroom that the phrases delivered by him throughout a YouTube interview have been “unintentional.”

It was dropped at the discover of the courtroom that Mr. Haasan, a Rajya Sabha member, had not too long ago participated within the fifteenth yr celebrations of actor Suriya’s Agaram Foundation which primarily gives monetary help to younger college students with the intention to assist them pursue greater schooling.

While addressing the viewers on the occasion, the MP had highlighted the significance of schooling and appreciated the efforts taken by the inspiration in direction of attaining the target. He additionally stated that schooling was the one weapon that might break the shackles of Sanatana Dharma.

The risk

Subsquently, whereas talking to a YouTube channel, the petitioner had taken sturdy objection to the actor-cum-politician having termed Sanantana Dharma as shackles that forestall progress of those that don’t comply with it. He additionally warned that he would slit the throat of the MP if he continued to make such feedback.

The YouTube interview led to a furore. MNM vice-president and retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer A.G. Mourya lodged a criticism with the Greater Chennai Commissioner of Police on August 10 concerning the demise risk issued to his occasion chief by the petitioner.

The criticism was forwarded to the CCB and a First Information Report (FIR) was registered with out conducting any preliminary inquiry, the petitioner instructed the High Court although he was not conscious of the variety of the crime quantity (FIR quantity) that had been booked in opposition to him.

Stating that he had no intention to difficulty a demise risk to the MP, the petitioner stated that he hailed from a really first rate household and that he was able to abide by any situation to be imposed by the courtroom for the aim of grant of anticipatory bail.