Chennai: Actor-turned-politician and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan mentioned Wednesday that talks with the INDIA bloc have been progressing in Tamil Nadu however there had been no choice on becoming a member of the opposition coalition but.
Addressing staff on the MNM’s seventh anniversary celebrations, Haasan mentioned they might be part of arms with anybody doing selfless work. “But we will not support anyone indulging in local feudal politics,” he added.
The actor, who has to date refrained from any celebration, has just lately been cosying as much as Tamil Nadu’ ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK), which is part of the INDIA grouping.
Within the 2023 Erode bypolls, Haasan campaigned for the DMK-Congress coalition candidate, E.V.Ok.S Elangovan, who was a former Tamil Nadu Congress Committee (TNCC) president.
Haasan additionally referred to as Chief Minister M.Ok. Stalin “a friend” through the inauguration of a photograph exhibition, which was held final yr as a part of the DMK chief’s birthday celebrations in Chennai.
The INDIA bloc, nevertheless, has had a rocky few months with the Trinamool Congress, the Aam Aadmi Social gathering typically popping out in opposition to the Congress. The Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) left the alliance in January to hitch arms with the Bharatiya Janata Social gathering (BJP).
‘Who is a full-time politician?’
On the anniversary occasion on Wednesday, Haasan additionally slammed critics for attributing his celebration’s “poor” efficiency to him not being “a full-time politician”.
“They say I am not a full-time politician. But who is one? Nobody,” Hassan instructed the celebration staff
The actor added he had used his personal cash to run the celebration and its bills.
“I don’t think I failed in the Coimbatore constituency. But 90,000 people didn’t come out to vote that day. The real issue is that. We should go ask them why they didn’t vote,” Haasan mentioned, referring to his 2021 loss from there.
Haasan mentioned he didn’t be part of politics as a result of he was offended, however to see the scenario on the bottom.
The actor had contested the Tamil Nadu meeting elections from Coimbatore South after three years, however misplaced to BJP’s Vanathi Srinivasan by a skinny margin of 1,540 votes.
Regardless of his reputation, the celebration has not been electorally profitable and its vote share additionally went down within the 2021 Meeting polls – to 2.62 p.c from 3.72 p.c within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
“The party’s political journey has just begun and it will continue,” Haasan asserted Wednesday.
(Edited by Tikli Basu)
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