Tag: Makkal Needhi Maiam

Kamal Haasan leaves for Trichy meet in a train from Chennai

Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan left for Tiruchirappalli from Chennai on Tuesday in a train bound for the central district in Tamil Nadu. Haasan, who launched his political party on 21 February in Madurai, will be attending a gathering at Trichy on 4 April in which he aims to urge the people to join …

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April 3, 2018

Kamal Haasan joins protest against Sterlite plant in Thoothukudi

Addressing hundreds of protestors, Haasan accused the state government of failing to stop the expansion plans of the copper plant of Sterlite Industries.

April 1, 2018

Kamal Haasan refutes ‘missionary funding’ allegation

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan brushed aside allegations that his newly formed party, Makkal Needhi Maiam, was funded by Christian missionaries. “It is ridiculous to say that Christian missionaries are financing me,” he said in Erode district, where he is meeting people as part of his tour across Tamil Nadu. Haasan said that he can only laugh …

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March 11, 2018

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