Chennai, Sept. 18 -- Reacting to fresh allegations of "vote theft" levelled by Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, Rajya Sabha MP and actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Thursday said the claims need to be addressed through proof rather than dismissal.

Speaking to reporters, Haasan said, "...Let it be proved (that allegations are baseless)... If allegations are baseless, then why is there a complaint at all? If it's untrue, then prove it..." Haasan remarked, stressing that allegations of such gravity cannot be brushed aside without proper inquiry."

This comes amid Rahul Gandhi's fresh allegations of an attempt at vote theft in Karnataka's Aland constituency. Addressing a press conference today, he claimed that there was an atte...