DMK allocates Rajya Sabha seat to Kamal Haasan?
DMK allocates Rajya Sabha seat to Kamal Haasan?
News comes to the fore that DMK decides to allocate one of its four Rajya Sabha seats to Kamal Haasan’s party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM).
With this, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan will soon enter Rajya Sabha, with the backing of the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) in Tamil Nadu.
Kamal Haasan’s party has already passed a resolution confirming his nomination to the Upper House of Parliament. Notably, the actor’s political journey commenced in 2018 with a vision of alternative governance.
On Tuesday, the DMK formally announced its candidates for the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The three candidates are – senior advocate P Wilson, poet and writer Salma, and former minister SR Sivalingam.
Chief Minister MK Stalin, also the president of the ruling DMK, in a party release said that the allocation of one seat to Haasan’s party is in keeping with an electoral pact with MNM ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Reportedly, on July 24, 2025, six RS
members from Tamil Nadu will retire and it includes PMK’s Anbumani Ramadoss and MDMK top leader Vaiko. Out of the 6 seats, based on its strength and that of its allies in the State Assembly, DMK could easily win 4 seats and main opposition AIADMK could win 2 seats, with support from allies including the BJP.
Kamal Haasan was in the news earlier this week for his remarks suggesting that “Kannada was born out of Tamil.” The remark, made while promoting his upcoming movie, Thug Life, in Chennai, has drawn strong criticism from political leaders and citizens in Karnataka.
As reported, Kamal began his speech with the Tamil phrase “Uyire Urave Tamizhe,” which translates to “my life and my family.” He then addressed the presence of Kannada actor Shivarajkumar at the event, stating: “This is my family. That’s why he (Shivarajkumar) is here. That’s why he began his speech with life, relationship, and Tamil. Kannada language was born out of Tamil. The statement was met with swift backlash in Karnataka.
BJP state president Vijayendra Yediyurappa condemned the comments as “uncultured” and accused Kamal of “disrespecting” and “hurting the self-respect of 6.5 crore Kannadigas” in a bid to “glorify his own mother tongue.” He also demanded an apology from the actor.
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