Kamal Haasan On Aiadmk

Even going by Tamil Nadu's tradition of matinee-idols-turned leaders, Kamal Haasan, at 62, was a relatively late entrant to the political scene by February 2018. His Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), however, has perhaps been one of the earliest among all state or national-level parties to have entered campaign mode this poll season. It has now already la...

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan on Sunday yet again joined issue with the ruling AIADMK over late Chief Minister MG Ramachandran's (MGR) legacy, saying anyone who had ideals like the stalwart could be his "heir".

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami on Thursday slammed Makkal Needhi Maiam chief and actor Kamal Haasan for entering politics.

On his campaign trail, Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan today invoked the welfare legacy of iconic leader late MG Ramachandran and said the former Chief Minister belonged to the whole of Tamil Nadu.

DMK chief MK Stalin is all set to lead a massive rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Chennai on Monday despite the police denying permission to do so.

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK hit out at South superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan today, declaring that any political alliance between the two would look like "a cat and mouse living together." The party's caustic remark comes amid speculation of a blockbuster political realignment in the southern state

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan today said that all the good leaders of Tamil Nadu are gone, backing his contemporary Rajinikanth's claim that the state suffers from a "political vacuum".

Dubbing the October 21 bypolls to two Assembly segments in Tamil Nadu as a "corrupt political drama" by the AIADMK and DMK and a "power struggle," between them, Makakl Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Sunday said his party would not contest the byelections.

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Friday blamed "government apathy" and "half-baked politicians" for the death of a 23-year old woman in Chennai last week after an illegal hoarding of the ruling AIADMK party fell on her. As the father of two girls, he could feel the pain of the woman's parents, he said.

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday said he would not contest the coming Lok Sabha elections. Releasing the party manifesto and the second list of candidates of his Makkal Needhi Maiam or MNM at a function in Chennai today, Mr Haasan said, "All candidates are my faces. I am proud being the chariot puller than being the chariot".

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan today declared his party -- the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) -- as the "A Team" of Tamil Nadu, and expressed confidence that it would emerge victorious in every election to come. "I am not BJP's B Team, but Tamil Nadu's A team. We shall win not just 40 seats but 60," he said at an event held in Tirunelveli to mark ...

Before he launched his party Makkal Needhi Maiam earlier this year, Kamal Haasan, 63 had a "secret" meeting with Tamil cinema's other mega star and politician-in-waiting, Rajinikanth, 67.

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today launched his much-awaited whistle-blower app "Maiam Whistle", saying it would inspire the common man "to work like a journalist". The app was promised last year when the actor announced his entry into politics following his frequent run-ins with ministers of the ruling AIADMK on the issue of corruption.

Kamal Haasan, the superstar who launched his political party just two months ago, has mounted his sharpest attack yet on Tamil Nadu's ruling party AIADMK and its leaders over the delay in setting up the Cauvery Management Board ordered by the Supreme Court. Mr Haasan also took on the central government for dragging its feet, stressing that his part...

TTV Dhinakaran, the nephew of VK Sasikala who recently won the by-election to Chennai's RK Nagar - the seat represented by Tamil Nadu's iconic leader J Jayalalithaa - will launch his party on March 15. The programme, where the name and the flag of the party will be unveiled, will take place in Madurai, the political capital of Tamil Nadu, which saw...

Even going by Tamil Nadu's tradition of matinee-idols-turned leaders, Kamal Haasan, at 62, was a relatively late entrant to the political scene by February 2018. His Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), however, has perhaps been one of the earliest among all state or national-level parties to have entered campaign mode this poll season. It has now already la...

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan on Sunday yet again joined issue with the ruling AIADMK over late Chief Minister MG Ramachandran's (MGR) legacy, saying anyone who had ideals like the stalwart could be his "heir".

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Edappadi Palaniswami on Thursday slammed Makkal Needhi Maiam chief and actor Kamal Haasan for entering politics.

On his campaign trail, Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan today invoked the welfare legacy of iconic leader late MG Ramachandran and said the former Chief Minister belonged to the whole of Tamil Nadu.

DMK chief MK Stalin is all set to lead a massive rally against the Citizenship Amendment Act in Chennai on Monday despite the police denying permission to do so.

Tamil Nadu's ruling AIADMK hit out at South superstars Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan today, declaring that any political alliance between the two would look like "a cat and mouse living together." The party's caustic remark comes amid speculation of a blockbuster political realignment in the southern state

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan today said that all the good leaders of Tamil Nadu are gone, backing his contemporary Rajinikanth's claim that the state suffers from a "political vacuum".

Dubbing the October 21 bypolls to two Assembly segments in Tamil Nadu as a "corrupt political drama" by the AIADMK and DMK and a "power struggle," between them, Makakl Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Sunday said his party would not contest the byelections.

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Friday blamed "government apathy" and "half-baked politicians" for the death of a 23-year old woman in Chennai last week after an illegal hoarding of the ruling AIADMK party fell on her. As the father of two girls, he could feel the pain of the woman's parents, he said.

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday said he would not contest the coming Lok Sabha elections. Releasing the party manifesto and the second list of candidates of his Makkal Needhi Maiam or MNM at a function in Chennai today, Mr Haasan said, "All candidates are my faces. I am proud being the chariot puller than being the chariot".

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan today declared his party -- the Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) -- as the "A Team" of Tamil Nadu, and expressed confidence that it would emerge victorious in every election to come. "I am not BJP's B Team, but Tamil Nadu's A team. We shall win not just 40 seats but 60," he said at an event held in Tirunelveli to mark ...

Before he launched his party Makkal Needhi Maiam earlier this year, Kamal Haasan, 63 had a "secret" meeting with Tamil cinema's other mega star and politician-in-waiting, Rajinikanth, 67.

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today launched his much-awaited whistle-blower app "Maiam Whistle", saying it would inspire the common man "to work like a journalist". The app was promised last year when the actor announced his entry into politics following his frequent run-ins with ministers of the ruling AIADMK on the issue of corruption.

Kamal Haasan, the superstar who launched his political party just two months ago, has mounted his sharpest attack yet on Tamil Nadu's ruling party AIADMK and its leaders over the delay in setting up the Cauvery Management Board ordered by the Supreme Court. Mr Haasan also took on the central government for dragging its feet, stressing that his part...

TTV Dhinakaran, the nephew of VK Sasikala who recently won the by-election to Chennai's RK Nagar - the seat represented by Tamil Nadu's iconic leader J Jayalalithaa - will launch his party on March 15. The programme, where the name and the flag of the party will be unveiled, will take place in Madurai, the political capital of Tamil Nadu, which saw...