Kamal Haasan party launch Live: Veteran actor names his party Makkal Needhi Maiam Live

New Delhi:

Veteran actor Kamal Haasan is all set to launch his political party on Wednesday in Madurai. He is expected to address the fishermen after vising former president A P J Abdul Kalam's house in Rameswaram. He will also address public meetings in Ramanathapuram, Manamadurai and Paramakudi, his home town. While announcing his political tour last month, the actor had said he too shared the vision of Mr Kalam who dreamt of a "good Tamil Nadu".

By launching his tour from the residence of Mr Kalam, he would be moving forward towards that goal, he had said.

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal will attend Mr Haasan's party launch, the actor's camp said. "Mr Kejriwal will attend the evening public meeting in Madurai tomorrow," sources close to the actor has said. The AAP supremo was also likely to address the meeting, they added.

Mr Kejriwal had called on Mr Haasan in Chennai in September 2017, when the award-winning actor had started dropping hints of taking the political plunge.

Here are the LIVE updates:

# 7: 34 PM : Kamal Haasan names his party Makkal Needhi Maiam

# 7: 33 PM : Guide us to serve you. Make the change we all aspire for. 

# 7:32 PM: Party is made for everyone. You need to be an example for everyone.

# 7:31 PM:  I will be seeking your suggestion rather than giving you speeches

 Kamal Haasan addresses a rally in Madurai to launch his political party

# Kamal Haasan visits Kalam Memorial in Ramanathapuram

# I am a great fan of Mahatma Gandhi: Kamal Haasan

# Haasan chose 21 February to launch party as it is International Mother Language Day

# 'Don't see much difference between films and politics'

# Kamal Haasan to visit Kalam's memorial next

# Addressing the media, Kamal Haasan said, "My political journey begins. Serving people is my priority. I live in people's hearts," he said while adding that APJ Abdul Kalam was an inspiration

# "We will talk separately again. I will come again, says Haasan to fishermen. Thank you very much for coming here and encouraging me," he said to the fishermen. 

"I didn't come to get them (fishermen) to join me, I came to join them. I don't want shawls to be draped around me. I am your shawl, I am your protection," he added. 

# Kamal Haasan addresses the media in Rameswaram 

— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2018

# Kerala, Bihar CM were also invited to attend party launch

# Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal leaves his leaves residence to attend Haasan's party launch in Madurai

# All the best to @ikamalhaasan who has finally taken the plunge into TN politics. No doubt he is doing it with intention of improving public life in TN, which desperately needs something far better than what DMK, ADMK, Cong & BJP have to offer. He will need expert advice on policy

— Prashant Bhushan (@pbhushan1) February 21, 2018

# Actor interacts with fishermen community in Rameswaram

# Greatness can come from the simplest of houses and this is one of them. I am touched: Kamal Haasan after visiting APJ Abdul Kalam's house & meeting his brother & sister-in-law in Rameswaram 

# Kamal Haasan leaves after visiting APJ Abdul Kalam's house 

— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2018

# Kamal Haasan's visit to the school in Rameswaram, where APJ Kalam studied, has been cancelled.

# Tamil Nadu: Kamal Haasan visits APJ Abdul Kalam's house in Rameswaram. 

— ANI (@ANI) February 21, 2018

# Kamal Haasan's supporters raised slogans "Hail Varungala Muthalvere"(future chief minister) Hail Kamal Haasan" as he arrived in his native Ramanathapuram district in southern Tamil Nadu.

# Veteran actor Kamal Haasan,  was given a rousing welcome by his supporters when he arrived in Rameswaram on Tuesday.

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