Didn’t Discuss Any Alliance, says Kamal Haasan after Meeting Sonia
The meeting has triggered speculations of a possible alliance between the two parties.
Actor-turned-politician and president of Makkal Needhi Maiam, Kamal Haasan, on Thursday, 21 June, met UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi at her Delhi residence.
“I met Sonia Gandhi and discussed the state of Tamil Nadu politics. However, I did not discuss the possibility of an alliance with the party,” Haasan was quoted by Thathi TV as saying.
The meeting came close on the heels of his meeting with Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday, 20 June, triggering speculations of a possible alliance between the two parties.
The Congress president shared a photograph of the two leaders shaking hands on Twitter and wrote that he enjoyed meeting Hassan. According to Gandhi, the two leaders discussed a wide range of issues, including the political situation in Tamil Nadu.
The actor, after his meeting, in a brief interaction with the media, said that it was a formal meeting in which they discussed Tamil Nadu politics. He said that he met Priyanka Gandhi as well.
He had, earlier in the day, met the Election Commission to formally register his party, Makkal Needhi Maiam.
The 62-year-old film star announced his entry into politics in February this year, adding his name to a long list of superstars who have ventured into politics in Tamil Nadu.
Haasan had recently backed Arvind Kejriwal, who staged a nine-day long sit-in at Delhi L-G Anil Baijal's residence demanding him to direct IAS officers to call off their “strike”.
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