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Superstar Vijay’s party is one of many Tamil star-studded political outfits

Actor politician Kamal Haasan-led <keyword id="6264434" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="Makkal-Needhi-Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</keyword> has finalised a seat sharing pact with two of its allies for the April 6 Assembly polls and it is set to contest from 154 segments out of the 234 constituencies. MNM inked an agreement with actor-politician <keyword id="375764" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sarathkumar">Sarathkumar</keyword>'s All India Samathuva Makhal Katchi and Indiya Jananayaka Katchi to jointly fight the polls. According to the understanding reached here late last night, AISMK and IJK would contest from 40 seats each. The primary goal was to contest polls in alliance with a "promise for change and emerge victorious to form the government," the agreement said. The parties have committed to the common goal of transforming Tamil Nadu by fulfilling the long pending aspirations of the people, the pact said. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/business/startups/news/ola-loses-another-founding-member-as-pranay-jivrajka-leaves-the-ride-hailing-giant/articleshow/81404690.cms">Ola loses another founding member as Pranay Jivrajka leaves the ride-hailing giant</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/mobile/news/moto-g30-review-a-decent-budget-phone-with-a-bloat-free-user-experience/articleshow/81407278.cms">Moto G30 review – a decent budget phone with a bloat-free user experience</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/stock-market/news/gold-prices-are-falling-and-the-worlds-biggest-market-for-the-yellow-metal-is-hoping-for-more-shoppers/articleshow/81406658.cms">Gold prices are falling and the world’s biggest market for the yellow metal is hoping for more shoppers</a>

Kamal Haasan's party  set to contest from 154 Assembly segments out of 234 constituencies

Famous Telugu film actor and political debutante Pawan Kalyan who put in a tough fight has lost the Gajuwaka assembly election seat to YSR Congress' T Nagireddy by a little over 16,000 votes. Kalyan's Jana Sena Party has won only a single seat, which has fought the elections in the state for the very first time. The Telugu superstar Kalyan also joined the Mahagatbandhan coalition led by Bahujan Samaj Party and Samajwadi Party, at a national level. Tough terrain The actor with many superhit movies under his belt, is also the brother of Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi. He followed his brother’s footsteps and kickstarted his own political party in 2014 but contested only this elections. But Chiranjeevi’s party Praja Rajyam had failed to make an impact, merged with Congress and later vanished from electoral rolls and people’s minds. Kalyan also chose a tough constituency for his political debut since it is the largest constituency in the state. Also, he had to fight off many ‘outsider’ slurs during the campaigning even as large masses attended his rallies. Hassan’s boys to lose deposit On the other hand, yet another South star Kamal Hassan is struggling too. While Hassan hasn’t contested himself, he fielded 21 candidates in 38 Lok Sabha seats. His party Makkal Needhi Mayyan (MNM) has not made an impact. As per initial results, it looks like most of his candidates will be losing deposits with lower than the required vote share of 16%. Hassan had to face multiple controversies during his campaign. The worst of them was his comments on Nathuram Godse, saying that he was ‘independent India’s first terrorist’.

Pawan Kalyan loses by a wafer thin margin in Gajuwaka

<ul><li><keyword id="6264434" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Makkal-Needhi-Maiam">Makkal Needhi Maiam</keyword> (MNM), headed by actor-turned-politician <keyword id="6354603" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="kamal-haasan">Kamal Haasan</keyword>, contested from 142 constituencies.</li><li>While Haasan has been in the lead since morning, he eventually lost to BJP candidate Vanathi Srinivasan by little less than 900 votes. </li><li>Haasan’s party won a vote share of 3.72% during the last Lok Sabha elections in 2019 but this time at has been much worse.</li></ul>Kamal Haasan's political gamble has failed to pay off one more time. Makkal Needhi Maiyam (MNM) was leading in only one seat, Coimbatore South, where Haasan himself is the candidate. However, by the end of the counting, that was lost too. Vanathi Srinivasan from <keyword id="58687" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharatiya-Janata-Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</keyword> (BJP), who is also the national head of the saffron party's women's wing, has won Coimbatore South by a margin of little less 900 votes, according to Electin Commission data at 9:30 pm. After registering a new regional political party in <keyword id="20154" type="LOCATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="tamil-nadu">Tamil Nadu</keyword> named as Makkal Needhi Maiam in February, 2018, the actor-cum-producer Kamal Haasan made a debut in the Lok Sabha election campaign of 2019, for the first time. Haasan did not contest, though. This time, for the state Assembly polls, he has taken a bet on himself. While pollsters never gave the party a winning chance in any constituency, Haasan himself was hoping to send as many candidates as possible to the new legislative assembly that will form post elections. However, not a single candidate from the party or the alliance managed to win. Makkal Needhi Maiam in 2021 <keyword id="6372146" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="assembly-elections">assembly elections</keyword> The election commission has allotted the symbol of ‘torchlight’ for the party and the party’s abbreviated name reads as MNM. Haasan has joined hands with four other smaller parties to face the election. As per the terms of the alliance, the brigade has assumed the name Makkalin Mudhal Kootani and contested from 227 constituencies. Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM), headed by Haasan, contested from 142 constituencies. Indhiya Jananayaga Katchi (IJK) founded by T.R. Paarivendhar faced the electorate from 40 constituencies. All India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) under the leadership of actor <keyword id="1589629" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="R-Sarathkumar">R. Sarathkumar</keyword> fought from 33 seats. Tamilaga Makkal Jananayaga Katchi (TMJK) led by K.M. Shareef faced the elections in 9 seats and Janata Dal (Secular) JD(S) headed by H.D. Deva Gowda contested from 3 constituencies. Key persons of the party facing elections Dr. Mahendran contested from Singanallur constituency. Dr. Santhosh Babu, a former Indian Administrative Service (<keyword id="46130" type="COMPANY" weightage="20" keywordseo="IAS">IAS</keyword>) officer was fielded from the Velachery constituency. He faced AIADMK and Congress representatives in these seats. Actor Sripriya fought from Mylapore, locking horns with T. Velu of the DMK and former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and incumbent R. Natraj of the AIADMK party. Senior politician Pazha. Karuppiah fought from T. Nagar constituency. However, none of the other party members or the alliance members were able to make a mark in the election. MNM’s performance in last Lok Sabha elections Haasan’s party won a vote share of 3.72% during the last Lok sabha elections. This feat was achieved only when the party was just 14 months old. This achievement was said to have ensued from Kamal’s popularity among a sizeable segment of the urban voters. In Coimbatore, his party candidate R.Mahendran bagged 1.45 lakh votes. Hassan’s party secured over 1 lakh votes in three of the four seats in Chennai. SEE ALSO: <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/gadgets/news/exclusive-asus-rog-flow-x13-companys-portable-2-in-1-gaming-laptop-will-launch-in-india-on-may-12/articleshow/82322142.cms">Exclusive: Asus ROG Flow X13 — company’s portable 2-in-1 gaming laptop will launch in India on May 12</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/apps/news/instagram-live-is-now-a-clubhouse-competitor-with-options-to-mute-and-turn-off-the-video/articleshow/82323741.cms">Instagram Live is now a Clubhouse competitor, with options to mute and turn off the video</a> <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/covid-vaccines-may-take-up-to-5-months-to-reach-private-centres-governments-say-slots-for-all-adults-may-open-only-after-2-3-weeks/articleshow/82326681.cms">COVID vaccines may take up to 5 months to reach private centres — governments say slots for all adults may open only after 2-3 weeks</a>

Kamal Haasan has lost to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan by a narrow margin ⁠— his party is out on a duck

<ul><li>The debate over <keyword id="102381" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Nathuram-Godse">Nathuram Godse</keyword>’s ‘patriotism’ is peaking in India ahead of the last polling day.</li><li>Superstar-turned-politician <keyword id="6354603" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="kamal-haasan">Kamal Haasan</keyword>’s attack on Godse met with a severe backlash from Hindu fundamentalists.</li><li>In 2019, India is debating whether the killer of <keyword id="6355532" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="mahatma-gandhi">Mahatma Gandhi</keyword> should be called a ‘terrorist’ or a ‘patriot’.</li><li>The heated debate has even engulfed apolitical corporates like Anand Mahindra, Chairman of The Mahindra Group.</li></ul>In his will, Mahatma Gandhi’s assassin Nathuram Godse, asked his family not to perform his last rites, until India is united with Pakistan again. In fact, his urn of ashes is passed on to his clan for safekeeping until his dream comes true. While Godse’s wish may remain unfulfilled, India’s politics has kept Gandhi’s killer relevant 71 years after his death. Rekindling the debate over his ‘patriotism’ is believed to help consolidate the majoritarian vote that can influence the election result. No wonder, the debate is peaking in India before the final polling day in the 2019 election for the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s Parliament. On May 13, debutante politician and famous actor Kamal Hassan raked this issue when he called Godse, “independent India’s first terrorist”. This comment was made from Hassan who was campaigning for his new-born political party, Makkal Needhi Mayyam, which fielded candidates in Tamil Nadu. What followed was a political stir that drew nearly everyone into the debate. <keyword id="58687" type="ORGANIZATION" weightage="20" keywordseo="Bharatiya-Janata-Party">Bharatiya Janata Party</keyword>’s (BJP) Bhopal candidate <keyword id="40663" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Sadhvi-Pragya">Sadhvi Pragya</keyword> Thakur, hit back at Haasan and called Godse a ‘patriot’. “Nathuram Godse will be a deshbhakt (patriot) and will always be so. People who make comments on him, should introspect their own actions,”<a href="https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/nathuram-godse-was-a-deshbhakt-says-sadhvi-pragya-thakur/videoshow/69356645.cms"> she said</a>. However, Thakur retracted her statement after her party, the BJP, distanced itself from the comments, but the debate over Godse is still raging on. Hassan defended his <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/kamal-haasan-to-ndtv-on-his-remarks-on-nathuram-godse-not-intimidated-by-reactions-terrorists-abound-2038842">comment</a> even today and said, “terrorists are abound in every religion”. Interestingly, Haasan himself played the role of Saket Ram, who plots to kill Gandhi in the 1999 epic, Hey Ram, which details the protagonist’s journey from extremism to non-violence. Just when Saket Ram was discovering Gandhi’s glory in the fictional story, Nathuram Godse fires at the father of the nation. While the clash of rhetoric on social media is not surprising, someone threw slippers at Haasan for condemning Gandhi’s assassin. 
	<div type="twitter" handle="madhukishwar" handlename="MadhuPurnima Kishwar" image="http://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/957311651790831616/aPQe3swS_normal.jpg" favoritecount="6817" retweetcount="2796" status="Sure he murdered Gandhi but he didn't hit &amp; run. He surrendered &amp; faced the trial with heroic courage &amp; left a very… https://t.co/xQR2n1wKfH" createdat="1558019606000" id="1129042179316494336"></div>



 The political slug was to be expected but even industrialist Anand Mahindra, Chairman of The Mahindra Group, took a moment to express his exasperation. 
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 Meanwhile, the Election Commission (EC) has sought a report from the Madhya Pradesh’s Chief Electoral Officer on Thakur’s comments<a href="https://www.thehindu.com/elections/lok-sabha-2019/pragya-singh-thakur-calls-nathuram-godse-a-patriot-bjp-disagrees/article27149158.ece"> on Thursday</a>. Patriot or not Godse has been a debated topic ever since he shot Gandhi in 1948 as the latter was returning from a prayer meet. The assassin had immediately surrendered, and reportedly, never showed any remorse for his actions. During the famous Red Fort trial, he wrote a long statement as a response to prosecution. This statement was later printed as a book, called “Why I assassinated Gandhi”. A ban of on the book was lifted in 1968. While Godse was hanged for his actions, his undying passion for a ‘Hindu state’ has its fans even now.

It’s 2019 and India is debating if the murder of Mahatma Gandhi was Godse’s ‘patriot act’

DMK is poised to make a comeback in Tamil Nadu after a decade with the MK-Stalin led alliance in the lead

<ul><li><keyword id="6354477" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Narendra-Modi">Narendra Modi</keyword>’s swearing in ceremony will be a star studded affair with bigwig industry leaders, Bollywood stars and sports players in attendance.</li><li>Former cricketers like Anil Kumble and Rahul Dravid will be giving the ICC World Cup a miss to attend the ceremony.</li><li>Kamal Hassan has also been invited after making his electoral debut during the Lok Sabha election this year.</li></ul>Narendra Modi’s going be sworn in for a second term today and it’s going to be a star studded affair with veteran actors like <keyword id="16227" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Rajnikanth">Rajnikanth</keyword> and industry bigwigs like <keyword id="3820" type="PERSON" weightage="20" keywordseo="Mukesh-Ambani">Mukesh Ambani</keyword> in attendance. Kamal Hassan, who made his electoral debut this Lok Sabha election, as also been invited to the event despite being known for his opposition to Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Other Bollywood celebrities like Kangana Ranaut, Shah Rukh Khan, Sanjay Leela Bhansali and Karan Johar have been extended invitation but confirmation of attendance is yet to come in. Aside from Ambani, industry leaders like Gautam Adani, Ratan Tata and Ajay Piramal have also been invited to attend alongside foreign players like Bill Gates and John Chambers. Adani and Ambani have been two of the key beneficiaries of the Modi regime. They’ve reportedly been seen accompanying the Prime Minister on his foreign trips during his last tenure, signing 18 deals in 16 countries between the both of them. Former crickets, Anil Kumble, Javagal Srinath and Rahul Dravid, will also present at the event despite the ICC World Cup kicking off today afternoon. Other notable names from the sports arena like sprinter P T Usha, badminton champion Saina Nehwal, gymnast Dipa Karmakar, and coach Pulella Gopichand.

Narendra Modi’s swearing in ceremony invites Bollywood star cast and former cricketers

<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table float_right"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>South Africa will on Monday argue against a court application to force the government to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court, the justice ministry said.On Sunday, South African judge Hans Fabricius ordered authorities to prevent Bashir, who is in South Africa for an African Union summit, from leaving the country because of an international order for his arrest, human rights activists said.Bashir stands accused in an ICC arrest warrant of war crimes and crimes against humanity over atrocities committed in the Darfur conflict.Al-Bashir appeared for a group photo with other African leaders at the summit in Johannesburg on Sunday, wearing a blue three-piece suit, a tie and a smile as cameras flashed.<div>A South African judge ordered authorities to prevent al-Bashir from leaving South Africa because he is wanted by the International Criminal Court, human rights activists said Sunday."President Omar al-Bashir is prohibited from leaving the Republic of South Africa until a final order is made in this application," Judge Fabricius said, according to local media reports.The judge ordered the South African government to ensure that officials at all border posts enforce the court's decision, according to Caroline James, a lawyer with the Southern Africa Litigation Centre, a rights group. The court is expected to rule on Monday if al-Bashir should be handed over to the International Criminal Court to face charges of alleged genocide and human rights abuses.Kamal Ismail, the Sudanese state minister for foreign affairs, told reporters in Khartoum that al-Bashir had received assurances from the South African government prior to his visit that he would be welcome and was expected to return to Sudan on schedule.<div class="KonaFilter image-container display-table"><div><div class="image on-image"></div></div></div>He said the court order preventing al-Bashir from leaving South Africa "has nothing to do with the reality on the ground there," adding that "until now things are normal and there is no threat to the life of the president of the Republic."The African National Congress, which is South Africa's ruling party, said the South African government granted immunity "for all (summit) participants as part of the international norms for countries hosting such gathering of the AU or even the United Nations.""It is on this basis, amongst others, that the ANC calls upon government to challenge the order now being brought to compel the South African government to detain President al-Bashir," the ANC said, adding that African and Eastern European countries "continue to unjustifiably bear the brunt of the decisions of the ICC."Even before Sunday's events, the African Union had asked the International Criminal Court to stop proceedings against sitting presidents and said it will not compel any member states to arrest a leader on behalf of the court.Al-Bashir has traveled abroad before and local authorities had not detained him at the behest of the International Criminal Court, which is based in The Hague, Netherlands.International Criminal Court prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has said South Africa is under a legal obligation to arrest al-Bashir and surrender him to the court. Her office has been in touch with South African authorities on the Sudanese president's reported visit.If al-Bashir is not arrested, the matter will be reported to the court's assembly of states and the United Nations Security Council, which first referred the case of Sudan's Darfur region to the International Criminal Court in 2005, she said.The charges against al-Bashir, who took power in a 1989 coup, stem from reported atrocities in the conflict in Darfur, in which 300,000 people were killed and 2 million displaced in a government campaign, according to United Nations figures.He has visited Malawi, Kenya, Chad and Congo in the last few years, all of which are International Criminal Court member states. The court doesn't have any powers to compel countries to arrest him and can only tell them they have a legal obligation to do it.In March, the International Criminal Court halted proceedings against Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta after the prosecution said it did not have enough evidence against him. Kenyatta, who is attending the summit, was charged in 2011 as an "indirect co-perpetrator" in postelection violence that left more than 1,000 people dead in 2007 and 2008. He always maintained his innocence.Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto is on trial for crimes against humanity in the election-related violence.Associated Press writer Mohamed Osman contributed to this report from Khartoum, Sudan.</div> <div class="margin-top"> <h3>NOW WATCH: <a href="http://www.businessinsider.com/west-african-desperate-migrants-rescued-deflating-dinghy-mediterranean-2015-5">Dramatic video shows desperate migrants being rescued in the Mediterranean</a></h3> <div> <div> <div class="ooyala-video-player" data-video-autoplay="false" data-video-id="xzZ2F3dDq5fq9s2sPotY3bk1tS9VkKxe" data-player-variable="ooyalapopvideo" id="ooyalaplayer_popvideo" style="width:1280px;height:720px"></div> </div> </div> </div>

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Superstar Vijay’s party is one of many Tamil star-studded political outfits

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Kamal Haasan's party set to contest from 154 Assembly segments out of 234 constituencies

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Pawan Kalyan loses by a wafer thin margin in Gajuwaka

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Kamal Haasan has lost to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan by a narrow margin ⁠— his party is out on a duck

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It’s 2019 and India is debating if the murder of Mahatma Gandhi was Godse’s ‘patriot act’

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DMK is poised to make a comeback in Tamil Nadu after a decade with the MK-Stalin led alliance in the lead

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Narendra Modi’s swearing in ceremony invites Bollywood star cast and former cricketers

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