Makkal Needhi Maiam Explained

Makkal Needhi Maiam
Country:India
Abbreviation:MNM
Founder:Kamal Haasan
President:Kamal Haasan
General Secretary:A. Arunachalam
Headquarters:4, Eldams Road, Vannia Teynampet, Alwarpet, Chennai-600018, Tamil Nadu, India
Colours:Red, black and white
Position:Centre[1] [2]
Alliance:Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (2024–present)
Website:MAIAM

The Makkal Needhi Maiam (; MNM) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry.[3] The party was founded by Kamal Haasan at Madurai on 21 February 2018.[4] He also unveiled the party flag.[5] The flag is symbolised by six interlocked hands, meant to represent co-operation between the Southern states of india (five States and one UT). Their election symbol is a battery torchlight.[6]

Makkal Needhi Maiam has also launched a mobile whistleblower application named 'Maiam Whistle', open to the public.[7]

This party is estimated to have around 5,500 office bearers at present.[8]

Vice-President

Kamal Haasan, the President of the Makkal Needhi Maiam party, appointed Mr. A.G. Mourya IPS (Retd) and Mr. Thangavelu as Vice-President of Makkal Needhi Maiam party in 2021.

State Secretaries list

Kamal Haasan announced new executives of Makkal Needhi Maiam party on 26 June 2021.[9] [10]

Role Name
State Secretary, HQ Mr. Senthil Arumugam
State Secretary, Press & MediaMr. Murali Appas
State Secretary, NarpaniMr. Moorthi
State Organizer, Narpani Mr. Nagarajan
State Secretary, Students Wing Mr. Rakesh Rajasekaran
State Secretary, Organization NIL
State Secretary, Women Wing Mrs. Mookambika rathinam
State Secretary, Engineering Wing Mr. Vaitheeswaran
State Secretary, Agriculture Wing Mr. Mayilsamy
State Secretary, Fisherman Wing Mr. Preadeep Kumar
State Secretary, Youth Wing Mr. Kavingar Snekan

Electoral performance

Indian general elections

Year!style="background-color:#D60505;color:white"
Lok SabhaParty leaderSeats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingPopular voteOutcome
201917thKamal Haasan370.40%1,613,708

State legislative assembly elections

Year!style="background-color:#D60505;color:white"
AssemblyParty leaderSeats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingPopular voteOutcome
202116thKamal Haasan1802.62%1,210,667
Year!style="background-color:#D60505;color:white"
AssemblyParty leaderSeats contestedSeats wonChange in seatsPercentage of votesVote swingPopular voteOutcome
202115thKamal Haasan221.89%15,835

2019 Lok Sabha Election

For 2019 Indian general election he declared to contest on 40 seats included 39 of Tamil Nadu and 1 of Puducherry.[11] Initially, there was speculation that Kamal Haasan could ally with the Congress after the state Congress chief had hinted at it. A few days ago, a lesser known Republican Party of India had forged an alliance with the MNM.

Releasing the party manifesto and the second list of candidates of his Makkal Needhi Maiam or MNM at a function in Coimbatore, Mr Haasan said, "All candidates are my faces. I am proud being the chariot puller than being in the chariot".

Makkal Needhi Maiam's vote share in the 2019 Lok Sabha election was 3.72% (in the seats it contested).[12] Makkal Needhi Maiam secured 1,613,708 votes of the 4,20,83,544 polled in Tamil Nadu.[13] J. Ebenezer, who contested from the Kanniyakumari constituency secured the fewest votes at 8,590 while the MNM vice-president Dr. R.Mahendran contesting from the Coimbatore constituency secured the highest number of votes by the party at 1,45,104.[14] The party performed well in urban areas such as Chennai, Coimbatore and Madurai, where it regularly polled upwards of 8.5% to 12.5% of the vote share and often secured more than one lakh votes, but it performed poorly in rural areas. Despite this, all the candidates lost their deposit.[15]

Makkal Needhi Maiam candidates lost their deposit in all the seats it contested in the 2019 Indian general election[16] but they came third in many urban constituencies through it fell behind the Naam Tamilar Katchi in several rural constituencies and Amma Makkal Munnettra Kazagam in some constituencies[17] [18] behind the DMK and AIADMK fronts came first or second in all constituencies.

2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election

On 13 December 2020, Haasan launched MNM's election campaign for the 2021 Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly election, running candidates in 142 assembly constituencies and committing that he would not form an alliance with either DMK or AIADMK.[19] [20] MNM failed to win any seat in the election, with Haasan himself losing to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan in the Coimbatore South Assembly constituency by 1728 votes.[21]

Later on MNM chief Kamal Haasan allies with Congress to support by-election candidate EVKS Elangovan[22]

List of party leaders

Presidents

General Secretaries

No.PortraitName
Term in office
Assumed officeLeft officeTime in office
1Arunachalam
(unknown–)		21 February 201825 December 2020
(1)Arunachalam
(unknown–)		26 February 2023Incumbent

See also

External links

  1. Web site: 23 February 2018 . Five key promises Kamal Haasan made at launch of new party Makkal Needhi Maiam . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222230113/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/india/five-key-promises-kamal-haasan-made-at-launch-of-new-party-makkal-needhi-maiam-2513405.html . 22 February 2018 . 22 February 2018 . Moneycontrol.com.
  2. Web site: 23 February 2018 . Kamal Haasan Names New Political Party Makkal Needhi Maiam; Says 'No Left Or Right, I'm Centre' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180222223059/https://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/here-to-stay-kamal-haasans-political-party-is-makkal-needhi-maiam-1815519 . 22 February 2018 . 22 February 2018 . Ndtv.com.
  3. Web site: 21 February 2018 . Kamal Haasan party launch: Makkal Needhi Maiam is 'for the people' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20180221160845/http://indianexpress.com/article/india/kamal-haasan-political-party-launched-live-updates-tamil-nadu-politics-madurai-rameswaram-ramanathapuram-5072148/ . 21 February 2018 . 21 February 2018 . The Indian Express.
  4. Web site: 21 February 2018 . Kamal Haasan launches party, calls it Makkal Needhi Maiam . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109020556/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/live-updates-kamal-haasan-launches-party-calls-it-makkal-needhi-maiam/article22812983.ece . 9 November 2020 . 21 February 2018 . The Hindu.
  5. Web site: 21 February 2018 . Kamal Hassan's Political Party and Flag Launch at Madurai on 21st Feb. 2018' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402051935/http://www.keralanews247.com/kamal-hassans-political-party-launch-today/ . 2 April 2019 . 9 March 2018 . Covers 365.
  6. March 10, 2019 . Kamal Haasan's MNM gets battery torch as party symbol . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190402054557/https://www.indiatoday.in/elections/lok-sabha-2019/story/kamal-haasan-mnm-party-symbol-torch-and-battery-election-commission-lok-sabha-elections-1474456-2019-03-10 . 2 April 2019 . 2 April 2019 . India Today.
  7. News: Kamal Haasan launches Maiam Whistle app to help people bring their issues to govt's notice . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190507192557/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kamal-haasan-launches-maiam-whistle-app-to-help-people-raise-their-issues/articleshow/63976424.cms . 7 May 2019 . 10 February 2019 . The Times of India. 30 April 2018 .
  8. News: Kamal Haasan's MNM aims to appoint 23,000 booth committee members | Chennai News . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210622052043/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/kamal-haasans-mnm-aims-to-appoint-23000-booth-committee-members/articleshow/71100562.cms . 22 June 2021 . 14 September 2019 . The Times of India. 12 September 2019 .
  9. Web site: MNM chief Kamal Haasan names secretaries, zonal pointsmen to rev up party work . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418051027/https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/tamil-nadu/2019/aug/14/mnm-chief-kamal-haasan-names-secretaries-zonal-pointsmen-to-rev-up-party-work-2018992.html . 18 April 2021 . 18 April 2021 . The New Indian Express. 14 August 2019 .
  10. Web site: Maiam . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210418051026/https://www.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=2389918331063884&id=1440041926051534 . 18 April 2021 . 18 April 2021 . www.facebook.com.
  11. News: 6 February 2019 . Makkal Needhi Maiam will contest from all 40 seats, shakes the confidence of all parties: Kamal Haasan . . The Times of India . live . 25 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190409104331/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/makkal-needhi-maiam-will-contest-from-all-40-seats-shake-the-confidence-of-all-parties/articleshow/67861354.cms . 9 April 2019.
  12. News: 25 May 2019 . A great beginning, says Kamal Haasan. . The Hindu . live . 28 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190602183044/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/a-great-beginning-says-kamal-haasan/article27241455.ece . 2 June 2019.
  13. News: LIVE Tamil Nadu Election Results 2019 . NDTV . live . 28 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528050459/https://www.ndtv.com/elections/tamil-nadu-lok-sabha-election-results-2019 . 28 May 2019.
  14. News: May 2019 . Lok Sabha Election Results 2019 . Dinamalar . live . 28 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190528053928/https://election.dinamalar.com/result.html . 28 May 2019.
  15. News: 24 May 2019 . In poll debut, Kamal Haasan's MNM puts up a fight in urban areas . The News Minute . live . 29 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190529052109/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/poll-debut-kamal-haasan-s-mnm-puts-fight-urban-areas-102364 . 29 May 2019.
  16. Web site: 25 May 2019 . Candidates of AMMK, MNM, NTK lose deposit in all LS constituencies . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210213013034/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/candidates-of-ammk-mnm-ntk-lose-deposit-in-all-ls-constituencies/article27241174.ece . 13 February 2021 . 1 June 2019 . Dennis S. Jesudasan . The Hindu.
  17. Web site: 24 May 2019 . MNM fares well in urban pockets, NTK in rural areas . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210213013034/https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/candidates-of-ammk-mnm-ntk-lose-deposit-in-all-ls-constituencies/article27241174.ece . 13 February 2021 . 1 June 2019 . The Hindu.
  18. Web site: 23 May 2019 . Lok Sabha election results: Kamal Haasan's MNM, Dhinakaran's .AMMK fail to take off . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190614185747/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/lok-sabha-election-results-kamal-haasans-mnm-dhinakarans-ammk-fail-to-take-off/articleshow/69463487.cms . 14 June 2019 . 1 June 2019 . D Govardan . The Times of India.
  19. Web site: 13 December 2020 . Kamal Haasan to launch election campaign for 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201219192526/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/kamal-haasan-to-launch-election-campaign-for-2021-tamil-nadu-assembly-elections/story-aQnxAeRHo243RPhfwJcEMJ.html . 19 December 2020 . 21 December 2020 . Hindustan Times . en.
  20. Web site: Kamal Haasan to launch campaign for Tamil Nadu Assembly election on Dec 13 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201217014106/https://www.timesnownews.com/chennai/article/kamal-haasan-to-launch-campaign-for-tamil-nadu-assembly-election-on-dec/693206 . 17 December 2020 . 21 December 2020 . www.timesnownews.com . 11 December 2020 . en.
  21. Web site: V Mayilvaganan . 2 May 2021 . Kamal Haasan loses to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan in Coimbatore South . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210502230408/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/kamal-haasan-loses-to-bjps-vanathi-srinivasan-in-coimbatore-south/articleshow/82358931.cms . 2 May 2021 . 2 May 2021 . Times of India.
  22. Web site: kamal: Tamil Nadu bypolls: MNM chief Kamal Haasan allies with DMK to support Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan City - Times of India Videos . 2023-08-17 . The Times of India . en.

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