Kamal Haasan Aide Who Quit His Party After Poll Debacle Joins DMK

R. Mahendran, former vice-president of the Makkal Needhi Maiam, and the AIADMK’s former Rajya Sabha member, Vijila Sathyananth, joined the DMK here on Thursday in the presence of Chief Minister and party president M.K. Stalin.

Mr. Mahendran resigned from the MNM blaming its founder Kamal Haasan for the Assembly election debacle. He unsuccessfully contested in the election from Singanallur. Ms. Vijila Sathyananth was also a former Mayor of Tirunelveli.

Padma Priya, who was the MNM candidate for Maduravoyal, also joined the DMK. She quit the MNM after losing in the election.