India, July 25 -- Actor Kamal Haasan took oath as a Rajya Sabha Member on Friday. The actor nd Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief delivered his oath in Tamil, drawing loud desk thumps from fellow Parliamentarians. On his X account, he shared a long statement to announce the beginning of a 'new chapter'.

In his note, Kamal began, "Today, as I rose to take the affirmation as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha, I did so with a heart full of humility and a conscience weighed by responsibility. I have sworn to uphold the Constitution of India not as a ritual of formality, but as a solemn promise to serve its spirit with fidelity, courage, and conscience. This moment is not mine alone. I share it with my people, whose voices I carry into t...