Kamal Haasan the legendary actor turned politician floated his political party Makkal Needhi Maiam in 2018 and contested for the first time in the recently concluded Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections 2021. The party fared poorly in all the constituencies except a few with Kamal himself losing by a margin of just under 2000 votes in South Coimbatore.

After the drubbing in the elections, many important members of the Makkal Needhi Maiam have quit especially the vice president R. Mahendran who has since accused Kamal of autocratic behavior and that he is being misguided by people with vested interests.

Today another couple of shocks have jolted the MNM as Santhosh Babu IAS the general secretary of the party has severed his ties. He has revealed that it's for personal reasons he has taken the decision but will still remain as a close friend of Kamal Haasan.

The other important person who has walked out of the Makkal Needhi Maiam is Padmapriya the young social activist who contested from Maduravoyal in Chennai and lost. She also has cited personal reasons for quitting but promised her constituency people that she will continue her social service.

சில காரணங்களுக்காக நான் சார்ந்திருந்த மக்கள் நீதி மய்யம் கட்சியில் இருந்து விலகுவதாக முடிவு செய்துள்ளேன். அதை எனது தொகுதி மக்களான உங்களுடன் பகிர்வது எனது கடமை என்று கருதி தெரிவித்துக்கொள்கின்றேன்.

எனது களப்பணி எப்போதும் போல இன்னும் சிறப்பாக தொடரும். #PadmaPriya

— Padma Priya (@Tamizhachi_Offl) May 13, 2021