Makkal Needhi Maiam | |
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| Abbreviation | MNM |
| President | Kamal Haasan |
| General Secretary | A. Arunachalam |
| Founder | Kamal Haasan |
| Founded | 21 February 2018 |
| Headquarters | 4, Eldams Road, Vannia Teynampet, Alwarpet, Chennai-600018, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Political position | Centre[1][2] |
| Colours | Red, black and white |
| Alliance | I.N.D.I.A. (2024–present) |
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The Makkal Needhi Maiam (transl. Centre for People's Justice; abbr. MNM) is an Indian regional political party in the state of Tamil Nadu and the union territory of Puducherry.[3] The party was founded by Kamal Haasan at Madurai on 21 February 2018.[4] He also unveiled the party flag.[5] The flag is symbolised by six interlocked hands, meant to represent co-operation between the Southern states of india (five States and one UT). Their election symbol is a battery torchlight.[6]
Makkal Needhi Maiam has also launched a mobile whistleblower application named 'Maiam Whistle', open to the public.[7]
This party is estimated to have around 5,500 office bearers at present.[8]
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- ^ "Kamal Haasan's MNM gets battery torch as party symbol". India Today. 10 March 2019. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan launches Maiam Whistle app to help people bring their issues to govt's notice". The Times of India. 30 April 2018. Archived from the original on 7 May 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Kamal Haasan's MNM aims to appoint 23,000 booth committee members | Chennai News". The Times of India. 12 September 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2019.