Tag: Makkal Needhi Maiam
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Kamal Haasan urges students to keep tab on politics
Kamal Haasan, the leader of Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), addressed students of the SSN College of Engineering at Chennai on Thursday, 8 March. He encouraged them to be “vigilant” and vote even if they do not join his party. Asking students to keep tab on political developments in the country, the actor-turned-politician told them that …
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March 8, 2018 -
Prohibition will lead to creation of mafia, says Kamal Haasan
Makkal Needhi Maiam founder President Kamal Haasan has argued against prohibition, saying a dry regime would lead to the creation of a ‘mafia’. The promise of implementing prohibition was being made to garner women’s votes, Haasan said about an issue discussed by all political parties in Tamil Nadu during the 2016 Assembly polls. Liquor sales …
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March 1, 2018 -
Kamal Haasan rules out total prohibition, freebies in TN
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan’s party Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) does not believe in implementation of total prohibition as it would bring in more harm. He said the party also does not believe in freebies. “The question is whether the liquor shops should be spread out like this. We have to go in search of a post …
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March 1, 2018 -
Rajinikanth praises Kamal Haasan, calls him ‘efficient’
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Friday praised his contemporary and Makkal Neethi Mayyam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan, saying the “efficient” star would earn people’s confidence. Responding to Haasan launching his political party MNM at Madurai on Wednesday, Rajinikanth, who is also set to take the political plunge, said though he and Haasan would be taking different …
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February 23, 2018 -
Party’s policies to focus on people’s welfare: Kamal Haasan
Makkal Needhi Maiam’s (MNM) President Kamal Haasan on Thursday said his party’s policies were all those that the rulers did not implement for people’s welfare. Speaking to reporters here, Kamal said his focus will be on villages which are the very basis of nationalism. Kamal said he started his political journey saying Dravidian philosophy is …
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February 22, 2018 -
Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan greets Kamal Haasan
Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday extended his greetings and wishes to actor Kamal Haasan, who launched his political party, and hoped his party would uphold the ideals of secularism, democracy and pluralism. In his message broadcast through video at the public meeting where Kamal launched his party “Makkal Needhi Maiam” (People Justice Centre), …
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February 21, 2018 -
Kamal Haasan names party as ‘Makkal Needhi Maiam’, unveils flag
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday formally launched his political party called Makkal Needhi Maiam (People’s Justice Centre) at Madurai in the presence of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. He also unfurled his party’s flag, which has six hands – three in red and three in white – joined together around a star on a white …
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February 21, 2018