New Delhi, July 24 -- Kamal Haasan, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief, is set to take oath as a Rajya Sabha MP in Delhi on Thursday.

Speaking about it, he said, "I am going to take the oath and register my name in Delhi today. I am going to fulfil this duty with honour given to me as an Indian."

Actor Kamal Haasan launched Makkal Needhi Miam at a public meeting in Madurai in 2018. Makkal Needhi Miam did not contest in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, and instead it campaigned for the DMK-led INDIA bloc in the State. In return, the DMK had promised a Rajya Sabha seat for the party.

In return, DMK in May allocated one Rajya Sabha seat to MNM and its founder Haasan was accordingly named the candidate for the Upper House of the Parliament. MNM l...