VP of Kamal Haasan's MNM quits party, says 'poor decisions' led to dismal performance in TN polls

R Mahendran, vice president of Kamal Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), quit the party citing 'poor decisions' that led to its dismal performance in the Tamil Nadu Assembly election.

Vice president of actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan's MNM, Dr R Mahendran, has quit the party. The decision comes days after Haasan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) drew a blank in the recently-concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly election. Press Release regarding Central Governing Body meeting held on 6 May 2021.#PressRelease#MakkalNeedhiMaiam pic.twitter.com/jU97bmStFh — Makkal Needhi Maiam | (@maiamofficial) May 6, 2021 In a twelve page statement, Mahendran stated that he joined hands with MNM in 2018 after Kamal Haasan expressed his wish to bring about a change in the state's electoral politics.