Tamil Nadu polls: Megastar Kamal Haasan to contest from Coimbatore South seat

Actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan will make his electoral debut in the upcoming Assembly election in Tamil Nadu scheduled to take place in April 6, he is likely to contest from Coimbatore South constituency.

Chennai: Actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan will make his electoral debut in the upcoming Assembly election in Tamil Nadu scheduled to take place on April 6, he is likely to contest from Coimbatore South constituency.

Remembering his late father Sreenivasan, Haasan expressed confidence that the people of his constituency would enable him to voice his views in the assembly by voting for him. "My father's dream was I should become an IAS officer and then enter politics. Though I could not realise his dream (of becoming an IAS officer), my party comprises many (former) IAS officers. That is a proud moment for us," he said.

Coimbatore south is headed for an interesting battle as it is one of the five constituencies in the state that will see a direct BJP-Congress face-off.

Taking to Twitter he wrote in Tamil which roughly transalates to: “I see in the battle in Coimbtatore South, a battle for the soil, language and people of Tamil Nadu. It is not me who will win this, it will be all of Tamil."

The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) president made the announcement in the state capital on Friday, releasing the second list of his party's candidates. Earlier, the MNM announced about 70 candidates from different constituencies in the poll-bound state.

The BJP and Congress are yet to announce their candidates and with Kamal as a new entrant, it remains to be seen which way the votes will swing.