February 21, 2017
Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday formally
began his political journey by first visiting former President late A.P.J. Abdul
Kalam's residence in Rameswaram.
He will be unveiling his party's name
and the flag at a public rally later in the day in Madurai.
Kamal met the
former President's elder brother and other family members at the residence in
Rameswaram, around 600 km from here. "Greatness can come from simple
beginnings," he said.
"Actually it will come only from simplicity. Glad
to start my journey from a great man's simple abode," the actor added in a
tweet.
However his second halt at the government school in Mandapam where
Kalam studied got cancelled as the district administration did not give
permission, according to reports reaching here.
Speaking to a television
channel a leader of a Hindu outfit said they had opposed Kamal's visit to the
school as he was trying to gain political mileage and nothing more.
Later
speaking to the fishing community in Rameswaram, Haasan said that it is one of
the most important industry in Tamil Nadu. He would be back to listen to the
suggestions made by the fisherfolks.
Several flags in white with Tamil
Nadu map in black, sporting the tag line "Naalai Namadhe" meaning "Tomorrow is
Ours" were seen flying in Rameswaram.
Bharatiya Janata Party's Tamil Nadu
unit leader Tamilisai Soundararajan told reporters that Kamal appeared to have
"started a political party to compete against someone".
She said while
anyone can float a political party, Tamil Nadu is not in a situation where only
Kamal can save it.
On the other hand Dalit party leader Thol.
Thirumavalan told reporters that Kamal and Rajinikanth are agents of the BJP to
affect DMK in Tamil Nadu.