Ulaga Nayagan Kamal Haasan has been actively involved in the activities pertaining to his political outfit Makkal Needhi Maiam and after securing the battery torch as the symbol of his  party for forthcoming elections, the actor turned politician started conducting interviews for selecting candidates.

With the Lok Sabha elections scheduled on April 18 for Tamil Nadu, parties like AIADMK and DMK have announced their candidates for the constituencies, and Makkal Needhi Maiam which is contesting independently without forming alliance with the TN political giants, is expected to announce their list soon.

It has been speculated that Kamal Haasan might be contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Ramanathapuram, where his birth place Paramakudi is located, and there are also speculations running rife that he might contest elections from South Chennai Constituency. The clarification on whether Kamal Haasan will be contesting from his home town  will be out soon.