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Haasan signed and introduced the papers to officers on the State Secretariat in Chennai within the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin.
Kamal Haasan recordsdata Rajya Sabha nomination from Tamil Nadu in presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin. (X)
Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) President and famed actor Kamal Haasan on Friday filed nomination papers to contest for the biennial polls to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu that are scheduled for June 19.
Haasan signed and introduced the papers to officers on the State Secretariat in Chennai within the presence of Chief Minister MK Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, and senior leaders from his celebration.
மாநிலங்களவைத் தேர்தலில் போட்டியிடும் @maiamofficial தலைவர் கலைஞானி @ikamalhaasan சார், நாடாளுமன்ற உறுப்பினரும், மூத்த வழக்கறிஞருமான @PWilsonDMK சார், சேலம் கிழக்கு மாவட்டச் செயலாளர் அண்ணன் @SalemSivalingam, தலைமைக் கழகச் செய்தித் தொடர்புக்குழு இணைச் செயலாளர் அக்கா @salma_poet… pic.twitter.com/LU9cTw6UCh— Udhay (@Udhaystalin) June 6, 2025
This marks his formal entry into the upcoming higher home contest. Elections for six Rajya Sabha seats from Tamil Nadu are set to be held on June 19.
Haasan was initially anticipated to file his papers earlier however deferred it, reportedly as a result of backlash he confronted for a controversial touch upon the origins of Kannada.
Kamal Haasan Controversy
The actor landed in a giant controversy just lately. The South celebrity attended the Thug Life audio launch occasion in Chennai, the place he made a press release linking the origins of the Kannada language to Tamil. “Actor Shivarajkumar is my family living in another state. That’s why he is here. That’s why when I started my speech, I said ‘my life and my family is Tamil’. Your language (Kannada) was born out of Tamil. So you are included in that line,” he mentioned.
The actor’s remarks rapidly went viral and triggered backlash from pro-Kannada teams in Karnataka. They not solely demanded an apology from Haasan but in addition a ban on his upcoming film.
Nonetheless, the actor refused to apologise, saying, “If I am wrong, I will apologise. If I am not, then I won’t.”
This led to the scenario getting escalated because the Karnataka Movie Chamber warned that his new movie, ‘Thug Life’, won’t see a launch within the state until he apologises for his comment.
This prompted Haasan to maneuver the Excessive Courtroom, in search of safety to launch the movie with out disturbance.
Taking a stern view, the Karnataka Excessive Courtroom, earlier this week rapped the actor and requested him the idea of his claims, saying that his “one apology would have solved everything”.
(With inputs from companies)
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