US EditionKamal Haasan Sworn in as Rajya Sabha Member, Takes Oath in Tamil
TAMIL NADU, INDIA, JUL 24 – Kamal Haasan was elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha through the DMK-led alliance, marking his formal parliamentary entry after MNM's political support in 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
- On Thursday, Kamal Haasan departed Chennai on an Air India flight, heading to New Delhi to take oath as a Rajya Sabha member on Friday.
- Kamal Haasan filed nomination at the Tamil Nadu Secretariat on June 6, 2025, and the DMK allocated a seat based on its majority.
- The certificate distribution ceremony in Chennai featured top leaders, as Kamal Haasan said `With the greetings and goodwill of the people, I am going to Delhi to take the oath.`
- Kamal Haasan’s election to the Rajya Sabha marks his first national legislative role, and his maiden speech is already being anticipated across political and public spheres.
- He plans to leverage his new platform to push governance reforms, education and scientific temper, while Kamal Haasan said `I should not say here what my maiden speech will focus on.
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Kamal Haasan takes oath as MP, formally enters Rajya Sabha
Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan formally entered the Rajya Sabha on Friday, taking oath as a Member of Parliament in Tamil. Recently elected to the Upper House with DMK’s backing, Haasan was sworn in by Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh.
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