"I won't do it. That's my right," Haasan said as he was addressing the media at a press conference. "Returning awards will not have any effect... It is also necessary for them (the people returning awards) to be tolerant," Haasan said.
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Kuchch nahi hoga (Nothing will happen)," Haasan said, responding to a reporter asking whether returning awards will have any effect in the country.
"You will insult the government and the people who gave the award to you," Haasan said. The actor also said that instead of returning awards, artists and writers should make films or write articles on the issue to raise awareness.
He also said that India had been intolerant even before the BJP government.
'Kuchch nahi hoga': Amid artists returning National Awards, here's why Kamal Haasan [HASHTAG]#WontGiveItBack[/HASHTAG] - Firstpost