MNM is third front in TN, says Kamal Haasan

MNM is third front in TN, says Kamal Haasan

TIMES NEWS NETWORK

Chennai:6.11.2020 

The two-year-old Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) has emerged as the third front in the Dravidian land, its president Kamal Haasan, claimed on Thursday. Pointing out that he would seek the support of his good friend and actor Rajinikanth, the actor-turned-politician said this would be only if the 71-year-old actor did not launch his own party.

Asserting that the MNM would be a serious contender in the 2021 polls, vice-president R Mahendran announced that Kamal would kick-start the election campaign on November 26 and 27 in Trichy and Madurai districts and would travel to Coimbatore and Salem districts on December 13 and 14.

“The party’s top priority is to weed out corruption,” Kamal Haasan said. “We will invite upright people (politicians) to be part of the party,” he said, adding that he got a lot of positive inputs from functionaries during a recent threeday meeting.

The party infrastructure has been strengthened and functionaries in 68,000-odd booths digitally connected. The party is in the process of selecting candidates, he said, asserting that “the voice of MNM” would be heard in the assembly after the polls. He would also be in the fray, he said.

Welcoming TN’s decision on the BJP’s Vel Yatra, Kamal said “Vellai (employment) is important now, not Vel”. Despite repeated questions, he refused to be drawn into the row over Manusmriti, saying, “It is not in practice now. So, it's not apt to talk about it.”