Chennai: “I say vote for me. Do they vote? Will they only listen if I tell them not to play rummy in such a situation?” Actor Sarathkumar has asked with concern.
Actor and All India Equality People’s Party President Sarathkumar met the press in Chennai today (Dec.13). He then said, “There is more than just rummy online. Cricketer Dhoni is acting in online rummy ad; Hindi actor Shahrukh Khan is acting. Online rummy ads are getting warning notices. It is the government’s job to legislate against online rummy.
My credit card has a limit of Rs 10 lakh. I can’t play for more than that amount. That’s how everyone has a destiny. But even people who are prone to suicide due to family disputes are said to have committed suicide due to online rummy. Rummy is an intellectual game. Skill is required to play Rummy. Even sports like cricket and football are said to have become gambling.
Will people listen if I tell them? I say vote for me, do you vote? I say you shouldn’t buy money for a vote, but you do. Will they listen if I tell them not to play rummy in such a situation?
When I played rummy commercials 2 years ago there was no ban on online rummy. It was only after that that the Ordinance was promulgated. Perhaps if the Ordinance had been passed then I would not have acted. I have urged Minister Raghupathi to bring an emergency law,” he said.