Kamal Haasan to take oath as MP on July 25
CHENNAI:
Makkal Needhi Maiam
(MNM) founder and actor-turned-politician
Kamal Haasan
will take oath as a member of Rajya Sabha on July 25.
He was elected unopposed as a Rajya Sabha member with the support of the DMK-led alliance in June.
'We are pleased to inform you that Kamal Haasan will take the oath of office and assume his duties in Parliament on July 25,' said a release from MNM headquarters.
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MNM, which contested the 2021 assembly polls alone, drew a blank. The party, however, extended support to the DMK-led alliance for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls but was not offered a seat. MNM was promised a Rajya Sabha seat. The DMK alliance won all 39 seats in the state.
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