New Delhi/IBNS, July 25 -- Actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Friday took oath as the Rajya Sabha MP.

The Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief, who has never been an MP before, took oath in Tamil.

Haasan's journey to the Rajya Sabha was paved by Tamil Nadu's ruling party DMK that had left one seat for its ally, MNM.

An actor-director-producer, Haasan has featured in over 230 films and won multiple awards including National Film Awards four times.

He formally joined politics, launching his own party MNM in 2018.

The actor-politician was recently caught in a controversy during the release of his latest film Thug Life.

During the promotions of the film, Haasan controversially said Kannada was born out of Tamil.

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