Makkal Needhi Maiam

"Stupidity": Kamal Haasan On Cops Detaining Ramachandra Guha Amid Protest

India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday December 19, 2019

The centre's attempts to curb protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act by detaining eminent personalities like Ramachandra Guha and Yogendra Yadav has only succeeded in "stoking the fire of Satyagraha", actor-politician Kamal Haasan said today.

Kamal Haasan's Party Moves Supreme Court Against Citizenship Law

India News | ANI | Tuesday December 17, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's party Makkal Needhi Maiam on Monday filed a petition in the Supreme Court challenging the Citizenship Amendment Act or CAA that cleared the parliament last week.

"Not Primitive India", Says Kamal Haasan On Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

India News | ANI | Thursday December 12, 2019

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) leader Kamal Haasan on Wednesday criticised the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2019 (CAB) terming it as a "stupid attempt" to make India a country for one sect.

Kamal Haasan Raises Concerns Over Citizenship For Lankan Tamils, Muslims

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 11, 2019

Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan on Tuesday wondered why Sri Lankan Tamils and Muslims were left out of the ambit of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill if it was a "genuinely benevolent" legislation.

Kamal Haasan Says His Party Won't Contest Tamil Nadu Rural Polls

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 8, 2019

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today said that his party Makkal Needhi Maiam chief will not contest rural local body elections in Tamil Nadu. His contemporary Rajinikanth will not support any party for the elections.

Kamal Haasan To Undergo Surgery, 'Has Been Compelled To Take A Break'

Entertainment | Edited by Nilanjana Basu | Thursday November 21, 2019

"Furthermore, Kamal Haasan has been compelled to take a break for the next few weeks to physically recoup," said a statement from his political party Makkal Needhi Maiam

Kamal Haasan Meets Naveen Patnaik, Seeks Advise On Political Future

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday November 18, 2019

Noted actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder-President Kamal Haasan on Monday met Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in Bhubaneswar to seek advice on his political future.

"No Good Leaders": Kamal Haasan Backs Rajinikanth On Tamil Nadu's "Political Vacuum"

Tamil Nadu News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Thursday November 14, 2019

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".

Governments Have Never Spoken Truth About Atomic Equipments: Kamal Haasan

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Saturday June 29, 2019

Makkal Needhi Maiam President Kamal Haasan on Friday voiced concern over the safety of the country's proposed first Away From Reactor (AFR) facility of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP), saying never in history have governments spoken the truth about atomic equipment.

Kamal Haasan Off To A Good Start, May Turn Key Player In Tamil Nadu Polls

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday May 25, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam may have drawn a blank in the Lok Sabha polls, but its electoral performance hints at a potential threat to the AIADMK and the DMK in the 2021 assembly elections. The MNM secured 3.72 per cent votes in the 35 constituencies it contested in, which is no mean feat for a party that was launche...

MNM Seeks Legal Action Against Minister Who Threatened Kamal Haasan

Tamil Nadu News | ANI | Tuesday May 21, 2019

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) Vice President R Mahendran and General Secretary A Arunachalam have sought legal action against Tamil Nadu Minister for Milk and Rural Development, Rajenthra Bhalaji, for instigating violence against party chief Kamal Haasan.

Kamal Haasan Will Have To Study 100 Years To Define Hindu: Giriraj Singh

India News | ANI | Saturday May 18, 2019

Kamal Haasan knows nothing about Hinduism and he should instead try defining the Muslims, said Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Saturday.

The Word "Hindu" Is Not Indian, Claims Kamal Haasan

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday May 17, 2019

Facing severe backlash over his recent Hindu extremist remarks, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan Friday claimed that the very term ''Hindu'' was not a native description, but only a foreign coinage.

Kamal Haasan's Godse Remark "Taken Out Of Context," Clarifies Party

India News | Reported by J Sam Daniel Stalin, Edited by Swati Bhasin | Thursday May 16, 2019

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam today said Mr Haasan's "first extremistin independent India was a Hindu" remark, which has stirred a controversy, has "been taken absolutely out of context with a malafide intent".

Tamil Nadu Votes Thursday: All You Need To Know

Tamil Nadu News | Reported by Uma Sudhir, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Tuesday April 16, 2019

Tamil Nadu votes in a national election for the first time after the death of its two iconic politicians, J Jayalalithaa and M Karunanidhi, left a vacuum that will be hard to fill. After losing its charismatic leader Jayalalithaa, the ruling AIADMK has been struggling with infighting and a fierce power struggle. This election marks many firsts for ...