Kamal Haasan open to alliance, says party to decide on Lok Sabha candidature
When asked about him contesting the Lok Sabha elections, Kamal Haasan said it would be decided by his party Makkal Needhi Maiam.
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said his party was willing to join hands with like-minded parties who are against corruption and focused on making Tamil Nadu a progressive state.
"The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) is ready to join hands with those parties, who dream to make Tamil Nadu a progressive State and also corruption-free," Haasan told reporters at nearby Pollachi after inaugurating the party office there.
When asked about him contesting the Lok Sabha elections, he said it would be decided by the party. The party would discuss all these issues in detail since it was formed for the benefit of Tamil Nadu and not individuals, the MNM chief added.
The Makkal Needhi Maiam core committee had met late in December to decide that decision of whom to ally with in the elections is a decision left to Haasan. An election committee, headed by Vice-President R Mahendran, will select candidates for 40 constituencies.
When asked whether he would contest, Haasan said: “That is a decision to be taken by the party. The party will analyse if the situation is conducive for our participation; we cannot hurry into it.”
(With PTI Inputs)