Earlier it was being said that Kamal Haasan will contest from Alandur, Chennai.
Chennai:
Kamal Haasan, veteran Tamil movie actor and founder of the fledgeling Makkal Needhi Maiam, will be contesting the upcoming state Assembly polls from the Coimbatore South constituency. He made the announcement today while releasing his party s second list of candidates. Grapevine had it earlier that he may choose to fight from Alandur in Chennai, a seat that former Chief Minister MG Ramachandran held for nine years.
The past two Assembly polls saw the Coimbatore South seat being won by the AIADMK, with the Amman K Arjunan being the current incumbent. Under a new seat-sharing deal, however, the ruling party passed the seat to its ally, the BJP, giving much heartburn to AIADMK cadres. In the 2019 general election, MNM gathered 11 per cent votes in the Coimbatore Lok Sabha constituency.
Kamal Haasan Will Contest Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections from Coimbatore South
The Makkal Needhi Maiam president released the second list of his party s candidates.
Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan poses for photographs with his party candidates during a press conference, ahead of Tamil Nadu assembly polls, in Chennai, Wednesday, March 10, 2021. Photo: PTI
Politics12/Mar/2021
New Delhi:Â Actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan will make his electoral debut in the April 6 Tamil Nadu assembly elections, contesting from Coimbatore South constituency. In the last two elections, this seat has been won by the AIADMK. Under this year’s seat-sharing arrangement, though, the seat has gone to the BJP instead of the AIADMK.