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Actor Kamal Haasan might be despatched to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu with the backing of MK Stalin’s DMK.
Kamal Haasan (PTI Picture)
Tamil famous person and actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan might be nominated for Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu with the backing of DMK, in keeping with sources.
The following spherical of Rajya Sabha elections is slated to happen in July 2025.
Tamil Nadu Minister PK Sekar Babu met Haasan at his residence on Wednesday.
Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) had joined palms with the DMK-led alliance to marketing campaign for the Lok Sabha elections final yr. MNM had additionally secured one seat for this yr’s Rajya Sabha polls as a part of the alliance.
In response to studies, Chief Minister MK Stalin had assured a Rajya Sabha seat for Haasan as a part of a deal in change for his help throughout the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Haasan had then mentioned that his get together joined the alliance “for the sake of the country” and didn’t search any put up.
As six Rajya Sabha seats are set to turn into vacant in June, Sekar Babu conveyed Stalin’s promise to Haasan that he can be despatched to the Higher Home of the Parliament, in keeping with studies.
Haasan’s get together MNM had contested the 2021 Meeting elections within the state, nonetheless, didn’t make any mark because the get together drew a clean within the polls. The following yr, the get together went on to lose all 140 seats it contested within the city native physique elections, giving a serious setback to the Haasan-led outfit.
Two years later, Haasan prolonged his help to the DMK-led alliance within the Lok Sabha polls and in addition campaigned extensively, reportedly after assurance of getting one Rajya Sabha seat in 2025.
