CHENNAI: Makkal Neethi Maiam (MNM) president Kamal Haasan on Wednesday said that his party will align with parties which think selflessly and not with those involved in “local feudal politics.”
Kamal did not commit that he was part of the INDIA bloc. However, he hinted that he would be part of the alliance soon.
“It is time to blur party politics and think about the nation.MNM will be part of anybody who thinks selflessly about the nation. If you are playing local feudal politics, we won’t be part of it,” Kamal told reporters in response to a question on MNM forming an alliance.
Asked if he had initiated talks with political parties in Tamil Nadu, Kamal replied that he had held talks. However, he refused to divulge details of the parties with whom he was holding talks. “It will not be proper to reveal the details here,” Kamal said.
Earlier, Kamal hoisted the MNM flag at his party headquarters in Alwarpet here on the occasion of the seventh year foundation day of his party.
Speaking to his party men and supporters, Kamal said, “I did not enter politics out of anger but out of despair about the conditions of the people…I entered politics only to repay the love people showered on me.”
Calling politicians as businessmen, he asked his party men not to get inspired by them. “It is different politics. This is not a business to seek profit,” he said.
Responding to the public criticism that he was not a full-time politician, Kamal said, “No one here is a full-time politician. No one is a full-time father, full-time husband and full time son. Everyone has to sleep for eight hours, work for eight hours and spend four hours for the family.”
“40% of people do not even vote in the elections. Who are they? They are not even full-time citizens of this country,” Kamal said.
Though Kamal said he was not part of the INDIA bloc as of now, he gave indications in his speech that he was set to side with the INDIA bloc. His repeated criticisms of the Union govt and references to Dravidian leaders portrayed an image that he had already decided which side he should be on.
Kamal hit out at the Centre by saying that the farmers protesting in Delhi were treated like soldiers of the enemy nation and iron beds were put for them.
He said southern states were punished for taking up the birth control measures. The Union government is planning to allot more seats for the north Indian states based on their population.
He said TN was one of the top three financial contributors to the nation. However, it received only 29 paisa per rupee of contribution to the Centre.
His references to Periyar, when he compared himself with the Dravidian icon on spending money from his own pocket, and DMK founder and former CM C N Annadurai on his speech on demand for Dravidian land also indicated his intentions to associate with the DMK alliance in the state.
Kamal had already sided with the DMK alliance in the Erode East bypoll when he extended his support to Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan. However, Kamal in the past was a critic of freebies.
Kamal did not commit that he was part of the INDIA bloc. However, he hinted that he would be part of the alliance soon.
“It is time to blur party politics and think about the nation.MNM will be part of anybody who thinks selflessly about the nation. If you are playing local feudal politics, we won’t be part of it,” Kamal told reporters in response to a question on MNM forming an alliance.
Asked if he had initiated talks with political parties in Tamil Nadu, Kamal replied that he had held talks. However, he refused to divulge details of the parties with whom he was holding talks. “It will not be proper to reveal the details here,” Kamal said.
Earlier, Kamal hoisted the MNM flag at his party headquarters in Alwarpet here on the occasion of the seventh year foundation day of his party.
Speaking to his party men and supporters, Kamal said, “I did not enter politics out of anger but out of despair about the conditions of the people…I entered politics only to repay the love people showered on me.”
Calling politicians as businessmen, he asked his party men not to get inspired by them. “It is different politics. This is not a business to seek profit,” he said.
Responding to the public criticism that he was not a full-time politician, Kamal said, “No one here is a full-time politician. No one is a full-time father, full-time husband and full time son. Everyone has to sleep for eight hours, work for eight hours and spend four hours for the family.”
“40% of people do not even vote in the elections. Who are they? They are not even full-time citizens of this country,” Kamal said.
Though Kamal said he was not part of the INDIA bloc as of now, he gave indications in his speech that he was set to side with the INDIA bloc. His repeated criticisms of the Union govt and references to Dravidian leaders portrayed an image that he had already decided which side he should be on.
Kamal hit out at the Centre by saying that the farmers protesting in Delhi were treated like soldiers of the enemy nation and iron beds were put for them.
He said southern states were punished for taking up the birth control measures. The Union government is planning to allot more seats for the north Indian states based on their population.
He said TN was one of the top three financial contributors to the nation. However, it received only 29 paisa per rupee of contribution to the Centre.
His references to Periyar, when he compared himself with the Dravidian icon on spending money from his own pocket, and DMK founder and former CM C N Annadurai on his speech on demand for Dravidian land also indicated his intentions to associate with the DMK alliance in the state.
Kamal had already sided with the DMK alliance in the Erode East bypoll when he extended his support to Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan. However, Kamal in the past was a critic of freebies.