Rajya Sabha MP, DMK stooge Kamal Haasan, also founder of Makkal Needhi Maiam, stated on Friday, 17 April 2026, that his party’s backing of the DMK-led government stems from a commitment to national welfare, not political opportunism. This comes after he refused to contest the upcoming TN Assembly elections thereby denying his party members a chance to participate in the process.
Speaking at a campaign event in the Harbour constituency for DMK candidate PK Sekar Babu, he praised Chief Minister MK Stalin, saying that the administration’s work is consistently reflected in daily news coverage and will shape how history records this period.
Describing himself as part of the Dravidian movement, Haasan called on voters to carry the ideals of national unity and Dravidian philosophy beyond Tamil Nadu, particularly to northern India.
Addressing the crowd introducing Sekar Babu, Kamal Haasan said, “O life, O kinship, O Tamil – greetings (Vanakkam). There is no need to introduce my friend, the Harbour constituency candidate Sekhar Babu – his service itself stands before him as his introduction. He won’t say it himself, but I can. He is the one who has performed temple consecrations (Kuda Muzhukku) surpassing even Rajaraja Chola. He would say we shouldn’t say all that, but I am telling the truth of what happened.”
He continued, “When I say, ‘the Harbour constituency and I,’ the memory of Kalaignar naturally comes to me. This is the harbour that the great Arungalam has touched many times. Don’t ask what Arungalam is because they are already making us learn Hindi, and now they will start telling us to learn Tamil too. Arungalam means a beautiful ship, a ship that no one has seen, that rare and magnificent vessel. Many came aboard such a ship, and I am one of them, and so are you. I have come back to this constituency, which I had already visited for our party, so that his son MK Stalin may return here again, as he too is a reason for all the progress this Harbour constituency has achieved. The fact that my volunteers are here now reflects a rightful desire not greed, not excessive ambition but a rightful, nation-necessary desire to see this government come back to power. There is no need to list the achievements of my friend Mr. Stalin in many places, just walk through the constituencies and you will see it for yourself.”
“ராஜராஜ சோழனையும் தாண்டி கோவில்களுக்கு குடமுழுக்கு செய்தவர் சேகர் பாபு” – துறைமுகம் தொகுதியில் சேகர் பாபுவை ஆதரித்து கமல்ஹாசன் பிரச்சாரம்#Chennai | #KamalHaasanMP | #MinisterSekarBabu | #TNElection2026 | #ElectionCampaign | #PolimerNews pic.twitter.com/J1MkXSsLD4
— Polimer News (@polimernews) April 17, 2026
It is noteworthy that MNM refused to contest in any of the seats but promised to support the DMK, continuing as its ally.
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