The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), led by actor-politician Kamal Haasan, has launched a four-day series of consultation meetings in Chennai at RA Puram, Muthamizh Peravai, aimed at preparing the party’s cadre and office-bearers ahead of the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.
On the second day of the programme, Haasan expressed concern over organisational gaps, particularly the absence of booth committees. He reportedly told the cadre that all those who are looking to become MLAs need not be a part of the preparation or the party – “Don’t think of becoming an MLA. Those who came to the party with me are the ones who came with bungalows, they can go with the same bungalow, they can even go without a bungalow. No one should come here with the idea of becoming an MLA.”
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The consultation exercise covers eight zones across Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. The programme commenced on Thursday morning with the Chennai zone meeting, which saw participation from 18 district secretaries and 26 Assembly constituency-level functionaries.
According to party sources, Haasan urged the cadre to intensify preparations for the polls and stressed the importance of strengthening the organisation at the grassroots level. He asked constituency-level leaders to expand membership, appoint more office-bearers, and accelerate field activities.
Speaking to reporters, he said that the party will do whatever is necessary to strengthen the DMK alliance.
Haasan is also understood to have conveyed that MNM would campaign across Tamil Nadu in support of the DMK-led alliance, while simultaneously working to consolidate its own presence in the state.
(With inputs from The New Indian Express)
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