Actor politician and Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan on Sunday said his party will not contest polls to rural local bodies in Tamil Nadu and a forum led by actor Rajinikanth said he will not support any party for the local elections.
The MNM chief, referring to the upcoming rural civic polls in the state, claimed it has become clear that people's participation will be very less in these elections.
Alleging that the local body polls will not be a journey towards people's welfare, Haasan, in a statement, hit out at both the ruling AIADMK and DMK for "staging a political drama" in the name of local polls.
Hence, the actor politician said his party will not contest the rural civic polls adding that the party's goal was to wrest power in Tamil Nadu in the 2021 Assembly elections.
Superstar Rajinikanth-led Rajini Makkal Mandram, a launch vehicle for his proposed political party said, "our beloved chief Rajinikanth has not offered his support to anyone for the upcoming civic polls in Tamil Nadu."
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