Actor and politician Kamal Haasan has given a strong response to Donald Trump by writing an open letter. He said that India is an independent and sovereign country and no longer takes orders from any distant country. Kamal Haasan shared this letter on social media platform X.
Haasan wrote, ‘India is an independent country and the time for taking instructions from any foreign power is over.’ He asked the American President to concentrate on his work. He said that only mutual respect between countries can be the foundation of lasting peace in the world. At the end of the letter, he described himself as a proud Indian citizen and signed as the founder of his party Makkal Needhi Maiam.
This statement of Kamal Haasan has come at a time when America has announced to give temporary exemption of 30 days to India to buy Russian oil. This exemption allows Indian refineries to continue purchasing oil from Russia. This announcement was made by US Treasury Secretary Scott Besant. Scott Besant said that India is an important partner of America and it is expected that New Delhi will also increase the purchase of American oil in future. This decision has come at a time when there is a possibility of a rapid increase in energy prices due to the increasing conflict in the Middle East.
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The President of the United States of America @POTUSDear Mr. President,
We, the people of India, belong to a free and sovereign nation. We no longer take orders from distant foreign shores.
Please mind your own business to the best of your abilities.
Mutual respect…
— Kamal Haasan (@ikamalhaasan) March 7, 2026
America’s claim
America had earlier claimed that India has agreed to stop purchasing Russian crude oil, but this claim was not confirmed by the Indian government. On the other hand, Russia had also said that it has not received any indication that India is going to reduce its oil purchases. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said that Russian energy purchases by India are beneficial for both countries and it maintains stability in the international energy market.
The increasing conflict in the Middle East is also considered to be a major reason behind this entire incident. On February 28, America and Israel launched a military attack on Iran. The news of the death of Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was revealed in this attack. After this, tension increased rapidly throughout West Asia. In retaliation, Iran launched attacks at several places, due to which many oil and gas fields in the region had to be closed. Due to this, global energy supply has also been affected.
