Yechury Prevented MNM-Left Alliance, Had Pre-conceived Notions About Me and Party: Kamal Haasan

Superstar-turned-politician Kamal Haasan has mentioned that the “tough stand” taken by CPI-M General Secretary Sitaram Yechury had led to the failure of an alliance between his Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) and the Left Front.

Charging the Communist Party of India-Marxist, and Yechury specifically, with “not knowing about changing times”, he mentioned that the CPI-M common secretary had sure pre-conceived notions on MNM and him which have been unsuitable.

Talking to a non-public Tamil channel, Haasan additionally famous that the DMK had given Rs 15 crore to the Communist Party of India, and Rs 10 crore to the CPI-M in the course of the 2019 common elections, as per its affidavit to Election Commission, and as this turned a significant controversy, the Left events claimed that the cash was accepted to pay for the bills of DMK staff within the constituencies the place they have been contesting as alliance companions.

Reacting to Haasan’s feedback, CPI-M Politburo member G Ramakrishna mentioned that he doesn’t know something about left politics.

Talking to IANS, Ramakrishna, who hails from the state, mentioned: “Kamal Haasan does not understand the importance of left politics and how we work. His statement does not merit a response from me and the party.”