With this, the party has left one seat for actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan’s party Makkal Nidhi Mayyam (MNM), paving the way for Kamal Haasan to enter the upper house of Parliament, reports Dynamite News correspondent.
The DMK has renominated its sitting Rajya Sabha MP P. Wilson. Apart from this, party leader S.R. Sivalingam from Salem district and famous poet, writer, and party functionary Rukaiya Malik, alias Kavignar Salma, have also been declared as candidates.
The term of six Rajya Sabha MPs from Tamil Nadu is ending on July 24. These include PMK leader Anbumani Ramadoss and MDMK senior leader Vaiko.
Tamil Nadu: DMK will contest 4 of 6 Rajya Sabha seats in the June 19 polls, allotting 1 to ally Kamal Haasan’s MNM. DMK re-nominates P Wilson, names SR Sivalingam & poet Kavignar Salma as other picks. #RajyaSabha #TamilNadu #DMK
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DMK president and state Chief Minister M.K. Stalin has made it clear that this one seat has been given to Kamal Haasan’s party as part of the electoral alliance between the two parties before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
The number of DMK and its allies in the assembly is such that they can easily win four seats. At the same time, opposition party AIADMK can get two seats with the support of BJP and other allies.
After this announcement, Makkal Nidhi Mayyam issued an official statement saying that the party had passed a resolution to send Kamal Haasan to the Rajya Sabha.
Senior party leader Murali Appas said that Kamal Haasan will be sent to the Rajya Sabha on behalf of Makkal Nidhi Mayyam.
However, Kamal Haasan is currently busy promoting his upcoming film Thug Life, directed by Mani Ratnam. Meanwhile, he is also facing criticism for a controversial statement.
He recently said during an event in Chennai that “Kannada language also originated from Tamil.” There is anger among Kannada-speaking people regarding this statement, and a public apology is being demanded from him.
In this way, actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan is now going to play an important role in politics and may soon start his new innings as a Rajya Sabha member.
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