Kamal Haasan meets Rajinikanth ahead of Rajya Sabha oath-taking ceremony; pictures go viral

Veteran actor-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday (July 16) met his longtime friend, superstar Rajinikanth, to share the news of being appointed as a Member of the Parliament. This comes just days before Kamal will take oath as a Rajya Sabha MP.

Kamal posted pictures from the meeting on his X handle, writing, “I shared the beginning of this new journey with my friend @rajinikanth. I feel elated.” The pictures of the two stalwarts of Tamil cinema have gone viral on social media.

Kamal Haasan, who is the founder of Makkal Needhi Maiyam, was among the six candidates from Tamil Nadu who were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha. The DMK had named three candidates and allocated one seat to the MNM chief, as per a prior agreement. Kamal will take oath as a Rajya Sabha MP and assume responsibilities of the role on July 25.

Meanwhile, on the film front, Kamal was last seen in Mani Ratnam’s Thug Life, a gangster drama that was widely panned by critics and audiences. He has Shankar’s Indian 3 and a film with action choreographers Anbariv among other projects in the line-up. Rajinikanth, on the other hand, will be seen soon in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Coolie, set to release on August 14. Of late, social media has been buzzing with speculations that the superstar is set to team up with Maharaja-director Nithilan Swaminathan for his next.