After the US granted India a 30-day waiver to buy oil from Russia, actor-politician Kamal Haasan strongly criticised US President Donald Trump and his interference in India’s affairs and international trade relations with other countries. He told Trump to “mind his own business” because India is a sovereign country.
“To The President of the United States of America @POTUS. Dear Mr. President, We, the people of India, belong to a free and sovereign nation. We no longer take orders from distant foreign shores. Please mind your own business to the best of your abilities. Mutual respect between sovereign nations is the only foundation of lasting global peace,” wrote Haasan on X.
“We wish your country and its people peace and prosperity. Kamal Haasan – A Proud Indian Citizen Founder, Makkal Needhi Maiam,” he concluded.
Kamal Haasan is not only an actor but also the founder of the Tamil Nadu political party Makkal Needhi Maiam.
This is not the first time Kamal Haasan has criticised Donald Trump’s policies on Indian trade. Last year, he said the US government’s 50 per cent tariff on Indian exporters was a challenge to the “sovereignty of Indian livelihoods.” He urged both the central and state governments to step in and provide immediate relief to exporters.
At that time he said, “Let us not treat this merely as crisis management. This must be our clarion call for a decade-long mission to secure India’s place in the supply chains of tomorrow; rare earths, semiconductors, batteries, power electronics, and advanced textiles. Only then will India be beyond the reach of tariffs and threats from across the oceans.”
“The 50 per cent US tariffs on our exporters is not about trade nor Ukraine. They are a political cudgel, aimed at shaking our resolve. When the sovereignty of Indian livelihoods is challenged, the nation must act together. That is the lesson for India, which Gandhiji reminded us of at the stroke of the midnight hour, Atmanirbharta is not a slogan; it is strategic insurance,” he added.
Kamal Haasan’s outburst against Donald Trump came soon after the US President’s reaction to US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant’s announcement allowing India to buy oil from Russia for some time amid the Gulf War and the growing security crisis in West Asia.
