DMK To Nominate Actor Kamal Haasan For Rajya Sabha From Tamil Nadu
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Actor Kamal Haasan will be sent to Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu with the backing of MK Stalin’s DMK.
Kamal Haasan (PTI Image)
Tamil superstar and actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan will be nominated for Rajya Sabha from Tamil Nadu with the backing of DMK, according to sources.
The next round of Rajya Sabha elections is slated to take place in July 2025.
Tamil Nadu Minister PK Sekar Babu met Haasan at his residence on Wednesday.
Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) had joined hands with the DMK-led alliance to campaign for the Lok Sabha elections last year. MNM had also secured one seat for this year’s Rajya Sabha polls as part of the alliance.
According to reports, Chief Minister MK Stalin had assured a Rajya Sabha seat for Haasan as part of a deal in exchange for his support during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
Haasan had then said that his party joined the alliance “for the sake of the country” and did not seek any post.
As six Rajya Sabha seats are set to become vacant in June, Sekar Babu conveyed Stalin’s promise to Haasan that he would be sent to the Upper House of the Parliament, according to reports.
Haasan’s party MNM had contested the 2021 Assembly elections in the state, however, failed to make any mark as the party drew a blank in the polls. The next year, the party went on to lose all 140 seats it contested in the urban local body elections, giving a major setback to the Haasan-led outfit.
Two years later, Haasan extended his support to the DMK-led alliance in the Lok Sabha polls and also campaigned extensively, reportedly after assurance of getting one Rajya Sabha seat in 2025.