Makkal Needhi Maiam party chief Kamal Haasan called Vice President R Mahendran a "betrayer" after he resigned from the party and said that he was about to be sacked from the party anyway and expressed joy that "a weed" has removed itself out from the party. Days after a defeat in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, Mahendran on Thursday resigned from the party, alleging that "there is no democracy in the party". In a statement, the MNM President said in his bid to bring a change to Tamil Nadu the party had faced its first Assembly elections. Earlier on Thursday, Makkal Needhi Maiam Vice President R Mahendran resigned from the party and listed down all the reasons in a letter to Kamal Haasan that have compelled me to take this tough yet moral decision. "With a heavy heart but a clear mind, I am resigning from the post of Vice President and as a Primary Member of the Makkal Needhi Maiam party.

Source: Mint May 07, 2021 03:23 UTC