Chennai sources have reported that Actor Kamal Hassan will announce his political party's name on February 21 at Tamilnadu's Ramanathapuram and begin a state wide tour the same day. Accordingly the tour will be held in phases. He will begin the journey from Ramanathapuram which is his hometown and later will visit people from the districts of Madurai, Dindigul and Sivagangai.
Kamal Hassan said in a statement that "At the commencement of the journey, he intends to announce the name of his political party along with the guiding principles we intend to live by". Further the veteran actor said he intends to challenge the status quo “that has been plaguing the politics of Tamilnadu for some time now”.
Moreover Hassan said the tour was “neither an act of rebellion nor a
gathering for glamour and this is a journey of discovery and learning and an
opportunity for me to truly understand his people". Furthermore he
exhorted the people of Tamilnadu to “question mediocrity” and “raise the bar”
of governance and welfare in the state.
