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The 2024 Lok Sabha poll in Coimbatore has become a battle of prestige for DMK, which has pitted Ganapathi P Rajkumar, against BJP state president K Annamalai. Handpicked by chief minister M K Stalin as election-in-charge for this hotly contested seat, TN industries minister T R B Raaja has been touring the constituency, visiting tribal hamlets, meeting industrialists and drumming up support for DMK. In an interview with V Mayilvaganan, Rajaa says there is a groundswell of support for DMK. “BJP will be so badly defeated in Coimbatore that its high command will shunt Annamalai out of the party chief’s position,” he says. Excerpts:

The negotiation deadlock between DMK and Makkal Needhi Maiam (mnm) concluded on Saturday, as actor-politician Kamal Haasan compromised and agreed to take a Rajya Sabha seat for the upcoming year. mnm had initially proposed a wishlist comprising three Lok Sabha seats and one Rajya Sabha seat. At noon, Kamal Haasan visited the DMK headquarters, Anna Arivayalam, where he formally signed an agreement with DMK president and Chief Minister M K Stalin, with several senior leaders in attendance.

Tamil actor Kamal Haasan-led political party Makkal Needhi Maiam (mnm) has joined the ruling DMK-led alliance in Tamil Nadu. The alliance has extended its support to mnm for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls and allocated one seat to mnm for the 2025 Rajya Sabha polls. mnm has pledged its full support to the alliance and will be involved in campaign-related activities in all 39 Lok Sabha seats in Tamil Nadu and the Puducherry segment.

Congress and DMK signed a pact for the Lok Sabha elections in Tamil Nadu. Kamal Haasan's mnm will not contest on a Congress ticket. Congress will retain the same number of seats but not the same constituencies.

Makkal Needhi Maiam leader Kamal Haasan is discussing a possible political alliance, potentially with DMK, for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. mnm supports the INDIA bloc if they think selflessly about the nation.

AIADMK leader Edappadi K Palaniswami dismisses Kamal Haasan as a non-politician, suggesting that the actor will contest on a DMK ticket in the Lok Sabha elections. Palaniswami accuses Haasan of being a chameleon who changes colors quickly and claims that many of his party members have quit. He also criticizes Haasan's comments and urges people not to pay attention to them. Additionally, Palaniswami demands a white paper from the DMK government on the implementation of a flood mitigation project and criticizes their focus on expensive events and monuments.

Actor Kamal Haasan’s Makkal Needhi Maiam (mnm) has identified 12 prospective Lok Sabha seats for the leader to contest and prioritised election work in Chennai South, Coimbatore and Madurai

Actor Kamal Haasan's mnm has decided to support Congress candidate E V K S Elangovan in the Erode East byelection.

A group of Makkal Needhi Maiam functionaries submitted a petition to mayor Kalpana Anandakumar during the weekly grievance day on Tuesday, urging her to expedite the desilting work of storm water drain on Kamarajar Road at Singanallur.

Kamal was speaking to reporters after inaugurating an exhibition called “Engal Muthalvar, Engal Perumai” (our chief minister our pride) in Raja Annamalai Mandram in Chennai’s Parry’s Corner to mark Stalin's 70th birthday that falls on March 1.

The Makkal Needhi Maiyam executive committee, which met on Sunday, reappointed A Arunachalam as the party general secretary. mnm president Kamal Haasan presided over the meeting.

The website of actor Kamal Hassan's Makkal Needhi Maiam (mnm) was hacked on Friday. The party said on their Twitter handle that the site was hacked by miscreants who thrive on stifling the voice of democracy. They will not bow down to such threats, and they will react appropriately. The spokespersons for the party said that no such decisions had been made.