‘Honour killing of IT employee in Palayamkottai shocking’: Kamal Haasan

CHENNAI: Actor-politician Kamal Haasan has strongly reacted to the killing of a 27-year-old IT employee in Tamil Nadu.

In his post on X, Haasan wrote, “The honor killing of Kavin Selva Ganesh, a 27-year-old IT employee in Palayamkottai, is shocking. I strongly urge the Tamil Nadu government to bring the perpetrators of this heinous crime to justice and ensure they receive severe punishment. I express my deepest condolences to Kavin’s grieving family and friends. All political movements must unite against the social disgrace of caste-based atrocities. We must recognize that caste is our primary enemy. We must fight until this issue is eradicated”.

பாளையங்கோட்டையில் கவின் செல்வகணேஷ் எனும் 27 வயது ஐடி ஊழியர் ஆணவப்படுகொலை செய்யப்பட்டது அதிர்ச்சியளிக்கிறது. இந்தக் கொடும்குற்றத்தைச் செய்த குற்றவாளிகளை சட்டத்தின் முன் நிறுத்தி கடுமையான தண்டனை பெற்றுத்தரவேண்டும் என தமிழக அரசை வலியுறுத்துகிறேன். கவினை இழந்து வாடும் குடும்பத்தார்…

— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) July 29, 2025

Kavin a young Dalit software engineer from Tamil Nadu was brutally beaten to de@th in Tirunelveli a chilling case of caste-based honor killing.
His only crime? Falling in love across caste lines.
The attackers led by his dominant caste girlfriend’s brother chose blood over… pic.twitter.com/Gxt0huWeqP

— Shreya Verma (@Shreya_Verma1) July 28, 2025

The victim, Kavin Selva Ganesh, belonging to Schedule Caste, was allegedly murdered by the family member of a woman he had been in a long-term relationship with, as per the police.

He was murdered near a Siddha facility here on Sunday, police said. The suspect, S Surjith, who has been identified as the woman’s brother, is in police custody. As per Surjith’s statement, he and his family were against the inter-cast relationship between his sister and Kavin. (ANI)