One of the most debated topics among the common people as well as politicians across the country has been the budget for this year, which was revealed only a few days back.
With various opinions passed on the 2019 budget, actor turned politician Kamal Haasan has now expressed his views on his social networking pages calling it “a very ‘self serving’ budget by the Government that doesn’t address any of the critical issues that ‘affect the people of Tamil Nadu'”.
The Makkal Needhi Maiam leader’s lengthy opinion on budget 2019 can be seen below on his Twitter page:
All the promises in this interim budget made to the middle class and the farmers might look impressive prima facie but if broken down to per diem/day allowance, it would amount to a paltry sum.(1/4)
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 5, 2019
Economic experts will easily be able to pick holes on this budget.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 5, 2019
But what is obvious even to the common man is that this budget sounds in some parts like the legitimate version of money for votes.(2/4)
While the party in power might reap the benefits of this dole, what if the People of India choose another party?
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 5, 2019
Why would the new party in power continue with this budgetry ideas, which they are already critical of?(3/4)
The bottom line is, it is a very “self serving” budget by the Government.
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) February 5, 2019
And more importantly, The budget doesn’t address any of the critical issues that “Affect the People of Tamil Nadu” (4/4)