Kamal Haasan Set To Enter Rajya Sabha With DMK’s Assist
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Kamal Haasan is poised to enter the Rajya Sabha with help from the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK).
DMK knowledgeable that Kamal Haasan will probably be fielded for Rajya Sabha elections by way of the alliance. (Picture: X)
Actor-politician Kamal Haasan is ready to enter the Rajya Sabha with help from the ruling Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK). DMK knowledgeable that Haasan will probably be fielded for Rajya Sabha elections by way of the alliance in accordance with the ballot deal earlier than the Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
The veteran actor-politician was promised the seat after his Makkal Needhi Maiam formally joined the DMK-led Secular Progressive Alliance (SPA) in March 2024 forward of the Lok Sabha elections. The alliance swept all 39 parliamentary seats in Tamil Nadu.
A complete of six seats in Tamil Nadu will fall vacant in June and July. The ruling DMK-led alliance seems set to win 4 of the six seats falling vacant, whereas the AIADMK and its alliance companion PMK, will search to retain the 2 seats they at present maintain.
Of the 4 seats that the DMK is more likely to win, one will go to Kamal Haasan.
The event comes amid a row sparked by Haasan the place he linked the Kannada language’s roots to Tamil. The remarks, made throughout a promotional occasion for his upcoming movie Thug Life in Bengaluru, have triggered sharp criticism from Kannada activists and political leaders, together with Karnataka BJP president B Y Vijayendra.
Haasan’s ‘Kannada Born From Tamil’ Comment Sparks Row
The South celebrity sparked a storm simply weeks forward of his movie Thug Life’s launch, claiming that “Kannada was born out of Tamil”. The actor’s remarks quickly went viral and has triggered outrage throughout Karnataka.
The remarks have been made through the launch of his newest movie at an occasion in Chennai. Addressing the gang on the occasion, Kamal started his speech with, “Uyire Urave Tamizhe,” which interprets to “my life and my household is Tamil language.”
He then turned to Shivarajkumar, a Kannada actor current on the occasion. Haasan mentioned, “That is my household. That’s why he (Shivarajkumar) has come right here. That’s why I started my speech saying life, relationship and Tamil. Your language (Kannada) was born out of Tamil, so that you too are included,” mentioned Haasan.
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