Kamal Haasan political party Makkal Needhi Maiam launched: Top 10 developments

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal declared that Kamal Haasan's newly launched political party would break the record of AAP in winning the majority of seats in Tamil Nadu

Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday made his plunge into politics formal, with the launch of his political party 'Makkal Needhi Maiam' (People Justice Centre), which, Haasan claims, will seek to provide governance free of corruption, stop playing games on the basis of religion and castes, and adopt a centrist approach without swaying Left or Right too much. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, who endorsed Haasan's party, was present at the floating of the new party in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.   

Haasan also declared that he would not indulge in the politics of "freebies", a practice the Dravidian parties have made