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Makkal Needhi Maiam
AbbreviationMNM
PresidentKamal Haasan
General SecretaryA. Arunachalam
FounderKamal Haasan
Founded21 February 2018(6 years ago)(2018-02-21)
Headquarters4, Eldams Road, Vannia Teynampet,Alwarpet,Chennai-600018,Tamil Nadu,India
Political positionCentre[1][2]
ColoursRed, black and white
AllianceIndian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance(2024–present)
Election symbol
Torch Light
Party flag
Makkal Needhi Maiam Party Logo
Website
MAIAM

TheMakkal Needhi Maiam(transl.  Centre for People's Justice;abbr.MNM) is an Indianregionalpolitical party in the state ofTamil Naduand theunion territoryofPuducherry.[3]The party was founded byKamal HaasanatMaduraion 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 theSouthern states of India(five States and oneUT). Their election symbol is a battery torchlight.[6]

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

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

Vice-President[edit]

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[edit]

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 & Media Mr. Murali Appas
State Secretary, Narpani Mr. Moorthi
State Organizer, Narpani Mr. Nagarajan
State Secretary, Students Wing Mr. Rakesh Rajasekaran
State Secretary, Organization Mr. Siva Ilango
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[edit]

Indian general elections[edit]

Lok SabhaElections
Year Lok Sabha Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2019 17th Kamal Haasan 37 Steady 0.40% Steady 1,613,708 Lost

State legislative assembly elections[edit]

Tamil Nadu Legislative AssemblyElections[11]
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2021 16th Kamal Haasan 180 Steady 2.62% Steady 1,210,667 Lost
Puducherry Legislative AssemblyElections[12]
Year Assembly Party leader Seats contested Seats won Change in seats Percentage of votes Vote swing Popular vote Outcome
2021 15th Kamal Haasan 22 Steady 1.89% Steady 15,835 Lost

2019 Lok Sabha Election[edit]

For2019 Indian general electionhe declared to contest on 40 seats included 39 ofTamil Naduand 1 ofPuducherry.[13] 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).[14]Makkal Needhi Maiam secured 1,613,708 votes of the 4,20,83,544 polled in Tamil Nadu.[15]J. Ebenezer, who contested from theKanniyakumariconstituency secured the fewest votes at 8,590 while the MNM vice-president Dr. R.Mahendran contesting from theCoimbatoreconstituency secured the highest number of votes by the party at 1,45,104.[16]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.[17]

Makkal Needhi Maiam candidates lost their deposit in all the seats it contested in the2019 Indian general election[18]but they came third in many urban constituencies through it fell behind theNaam Tamilar Katchiin several rural constituencies andAmma Makkal Munnettra Kazagamin some constituencies[19][20]behind the DMK and AIADMK fronts came first or second in all constituencies.

2021 Tamil Nadu Assembly Election[edit]

On 13 December 2020, Haasan launched MNM's election campaign for the2021 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.[21][22]MNM failed to win any seat in the election, with Haasan himself losing to BJP'sVanathi Srinivasanin theCoimbatore SouthAssembly constituency by 1728 votes.[23]

Later on MNM chief Kamal Haasan allies with Congress to support by-election candidateEVKS Elangovan[24]

List of party leaders[edit]

Presidents[edit]

No. Portrait Name
(LIFE) 		Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Kamal Haasan
(1954–) 		21 February 2018 Incumbent 6 years, 130 days

General Secretaries[edit]

No. Portrait Name
(LIFE) 		Term in office
Assumed office Left office Time in office
1 Arunachalam
(unknown–) 		21 February 2018 25 December 2020 2 years, 308 days
2 Kamal Haasan
(1954–) 		25 December 2020 26 February 2023 2 years, 63 days
(1) Arunachalam
(unknown–) 		26 February 2023 Incumbent 1 year, 125 days

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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  23. ^V Mayilvaganan (2 May 2021)."Kamal Haasan loses to BJP's Vanathi Srinivasan in Coimbatore South".Times of India.Archivedfrom the original on 2 May 2021.Retrieved2 May2021.
  24. ^"kamal: Tamil Nadu bypolls: MNM chief Kamal Haasan allies with DMK to support Congress candidate EVKS Elangovan | City - Times of India Videos".The Times of India.Retrieved17 August2023.

External links[edit]

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