"No Hero Worship": Kamal Haasan's Party Loses Another Leader

The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) has seen a series of exits since May 2, when election results revealed an unqualified disaster for the party. The MNM failed to win a single seat in the 234 member assembly.

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan today lost another top leader after his party's abysmal performance in the Tamil Nadu election. CK Kumaravel, in his parting shot to his star party boss, said: "No hero worship." The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) has seen a series of exits since May 2, when election results revealed an unqualified disaster for the party. The MNM failed to win a single seat in the 234 member assembly. The nosebleed at the top signals an existential crisis for the three-year-old MNM. CK Kumaravel was among six leaders who had resigned their MNM posts taking responsibility for the poll defeat. He accused the party's strategy team of giving wrong guidance.