‘Kamal will campaign for urban civic polls’
The Hindu
He won’t leave politics, says party V-P
Makkal Needhi Maiam founder Kamal Haasan surprised everyone by going straight to the sets of Bigg Boss, the reality television show that he is hosting, on Saturday right after being discharged from the hospital. Mr. Haasan couldn’t host the show on November 27 after he was diagnosed with COVID-19.
During Mr. Haasan’s hospitalisation, MNM leadership were miffed with some media reports, which stated that he would withdraw from politics soon and give up his political ambitions. This prompted the party’s vice-president and retired IPS officer, A.G. Mourya, to issue a statement saying such reports are ‘disheartening’ when Mr. Haasan has reiterated that he would be in politics as long as he lives.
“I would like to clarify that party leader Kamal Haasan has never thought about leaving politics,” said Mr. Mourya.