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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\nNEW DELHI: Veteran actor and politician Kamal Haasan has sharply responded to remarks from Donald Trump\u2019s administration regarding India\u2019s purchase of Russian oil, telling the US President to \u201cmind your own business\u201d and defending the country\u2019s sovereign right to decide its energy policy.In a message posted on X and addressed directly to the US President, Haasan framed the issue as one of national independence and mutual respect between nations. \u201cWe, the people of India, belong to a free and sovereign nation. We no longer take orders from distant foreign shores,\u201d Haasan wrote in the post addressed to the US President.\u201cPlease mind your own business to the best of your abilities. Mutual respect between sovereign nations is the only foundation of lasting global peace.\u201dHaasan concluded the message by wishing the United States and its people well, signing the post: \u201cWe wish your country and its people peace and prosperity. Kamal Haasan \u2013 A Proud Indian Citizen, Founder, Makkal Needhi Maiam.\u201dHis remarks came after US officials said Washington had allowed Indian refiners to buy Russian oil that was already at sea as part of a temporary measure to stabilise global supply during the ongoing West Asia crisis linked to the war involving Iran.According to the US Treasury, the waiver allows Indian refiners to purchase Russian crude that had already been loaded onto vessels before March 5. The authorisation is valid for 30 days, until April 4, and is designed to release oil stranded at sea into global markets.US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said the move was intended to ease short-term supply disruptions. \u201cYesterday, the Treasury agreed to let our allies in India start buying Russian oil that was already on the water,\u201d he said in an interview with Fox Business.Bessent said India had earlier complied with requests to reduce purchases of sanctioned Russian oil and was planning to substitute those imports with American supplies. However, he added that the temporary step was necessary to stabilise markets amid tensions affecting global shipping routes.US Energy Secretary Chris Wright echoed the position, writing on X that Washington was \u201callowing our friends in India\u201d to process Russian oil already on ships near Southern Asia in order to ensure supplies reach the market quickly.\u201cWe are allowing our friends in India to take oil that is already on ships, refine it, and move those barrels into the market quickly,\u201d Wright wrote.<\/div>\n\n