Actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan is set to make his electoral debut, contesting from Coimbatore South constituency in the April 6 Tamil Nadu assembly elections. The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president made the announcement in Chennai on Friday, while releasing the second list of his party’s candidates.
The actor-turned-politician had earlier this week announced that MNM will contest on 154 out of 234 assembly seats. Haasan said that the party left the remaining 80 seats for its two alliance partners, All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) and Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi, that will contest on 40 seats each.
“The parties have committed to the common goal of transforming Tamil Nadu by fulfilling the long-pending aspirations of the people. With the common agenda of restoring the pride and glory of Tamil Nadu, they have decided to embark on a long-lasting journey together,” a document released by MNM read.
Confirming an electoral alliance with the MNM, AISMK’s Sarath Kumar had earlier said that Kamal Haasan will be its chief ministerial candidate.
“In principle, we have decided to journey together. Kamal Haasan will be the chief minister candidate for the emerging alliance,” Kumar had stated.
According to reports, Haasan had earlier announced that he will contest the assembly elections from a Chennai seat.
Kamal Haasan had, in February, said in a vision document that paying housewives for doing their job is an idea whose time has truly come. The vision document also said that prosperity to every Tamilian can be achieved on the back of an ‘enterprise economy’ that would generate jobs.
