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Kamal Haasan met the press this morning at his Eldams Road office in Chennai. He turned a bit emotional as he said that he had pledged all his property including his house to get funds for the making of Vishwaroopam, which has apparently been made on a budget of close to 95 crores. If the movie fails to release soon, he may be forced to forego the house as the money lenders have already been pressurizing him for the past two months but have also been very understanding. 

He said that he may be led into leaving the country as he wishes to be a secular man. He didn’t blame any particular religion but hinted that he was fed up at being played around in a dirty political game. 

On a sad note he said that he didn’t know if he would be able to hold another press meet at this house if the court ruling goes against his movie today. He also wondered how his movie can make a mockery of the country’s unity.

Despite the storm that he has been braving over the past week or so, his visage was still calm and composed all through the press meet. He let out a wry smile from time to time to belie all the depression within.

The Madras High Court is set to hear the Tamil Nadu Government’s appeal against the court’s interim relief to Vishwaroopam at 2 15 pm today.