The Tamil Nadu assembly elections will be held on April 23. A month earlier, actor and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan announced that his party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), would not contest and would support the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)- led alliance. This will be the first time Vijay will contest polls with his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) party. All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) spokesperson Kovai Sathyan took a dig at both of them.
AIADMK spokesperson takes digs at Kamal Haasan, Vijay
In a video, AIADMK spokesperson Sathyan released, he slams Kamal for dropping out of the polls and says, “The decision by Kamal Haasan not to contest in the assembly election is not a sacrifice; it is his incompetence. This is the problem with actors who are on the silver screen. They believe that in public life, whatever you talk about in front of the camera is what you need to deliver in public life.”
He added, “In public life, you have to have the political acumen, leadership attributes, and qualities to do good for the people. But unfortunately, people who are from the silver screen aspiring for public life don’t have the leadership acumen and leadership qualities.” Sathyan also took a dig at Vijay, stating, “We have seen several people who are heroes on the silver screen starting a political party and winding up sooner. And we hope that Vijay will also fall in the same line in a couple of months after the assembly elections.”
DMK lauds Kamal Haasan’s ‘selfless sacrifice’
The AIADMK spokesperson was referring to the DMK’s description of Kamal’s ‘selfless sacrifice’ after his MNM party dropped out. DMK spokesperson Saravanan Annadurai hailed the actor-politician’s decision to support their alliance, saying, “Our leader, MK Stalin, has welcomed this move. He has termed this a historic and selfless sacrifice by Kamal Haasan, who has taken the interest and welfare of the state of Tamil Nadu into account as he has come to this decision.”
On Tuesday, Kamal told reporters, “We will support them very strongly from outside. We will win… They (party cadre) know my vision. They follow my vision… We are centrists. We know that we will not lean.” This came days after the actor was asked about holding meetings with the DMK about an alliance. He also took a dig at Vijay and said, “Why do I care? I have my own work to focus on,” when asked about TVK contesting in elections.
