Kamal Haasan Urges His Fans to Extend Help Amid Chennai Flood Alert As His 'Birthday Gift'

On Sunday, Actor-politician Kamal Haasan urged his fans to give him a 'special' birthday gift. The actor took to his social media accounts to share a humble plea.

Haasan urged his fans to reach out to the needy in Chennai after authorities sounded a preliminary flood alert in the Tamil Nadu capital following heavy rains.

TOI

The authorities alerted people as two city reservoirs¡ªChembarambakkam and Puzhal, which serve as important sources of drinking water to the Chennai city¡ªwould be opened to let out surplus rainwater.

On Sunday, Haasan, who turned 67, requested his fans and ardent followers to show up for people in need.

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The actor sent out a tweet in Tamil that read:

???? ???????, ??? ??????????? ????????? ??? ???? ?????????? ??????? ??????? ???????? ???????????; ??????? ??????? ???????? ????? ?????? ?????????? ?????? ??????????????.

¡ª Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) November 7, 2021

"Dear friends, hurry up and help the poor people who are suffering from the floods. That could be the best birthday gift you can give me."

For the uninitiated, Haasan also heads the political party Makkal Needhi Maiam.

Several parts of Chennai reported extensive waterlogging on Sunday morning after the city recorded heavy overnight rains.

Agencies

As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heavy rainfall will occur over Tamil Nadu on November 10-11. "Extremely heavy rain is expected to occur over #TamilNadu on 10th-11th November.

Widespread moderate rainfall is likely over Kerala, south Coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu during the next five days.

Haasan is currently hosting the fifth season of the reality TV series 'Bigg Boss Tamil' on the work front. The actor will next be seen in Tamil action-thrillers Vikram and Indian 2.