Haasan turns political, officially
Veteran actor Kamal Haasan addresses the fishermen community at Rameswaram in Tamil Nadu on Wednesday.
Haasan addressed fans and supporters who lined up on the roads for a glimpse of the “nammavvar” (our man), as he is referred to.
People showered flowers at the actor’s motorcade and shouted slogans – varunkala mudalai amaichar (future chief minister) - as he headed for the airport in CN Annadurai MG Ramachandran Sivaji Ganesan Vijayakanth Chiranjeevi NT Rama Rao
Madurai to receive Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal.
Kejriwal will share the stage when Kamal Haasan formally launches his party, unfurl its flag and make a speech spelling out his political ideology and plan.
This function is expected late Wednesday around 9pm. CPM Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) Year: 1949
Status of party: Active
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK)
Year: 1972
Status of party: Active
Thamizhaga Munnetra Munnani Year: 1988
Status of party: Disbanded in 1989 Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK)
Year: 2005
Status of party: Active
Praja Rajyam Party
Year: 2008
Status of party: Merged with Congress in 2011
Telugu Desam Party
Year: 1982
Status of party: Active Seat share (%) leader and Kerala chief minister Pinarai Vijayan are also expected to participate in the meeting through a video message.
An anti-BJP axis may be forming in Tamil Nadu politics as the presence of Kejriwal indicates. Kamal Haasan also said he had a conversation with Andhra Pradesh Year
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33.5 38.8 37 8.44 7.9 2.4
16.3 54 46.2 36.6 44.2
PTI
chief minister N Chandrababu Naidu in the morning. Naidu who heads the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) is sore at his alliance partner BJP for what he calls the ‘step motherly treatment’ given to his state in the Union budget and has made veiled threats of pulling out of the NDA.