Kamal Haasan takes oath as MP, formally enters Rajya Sabha

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Actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam chief Kamal Haasan formally entered the Rajya Sabha on Friday, taking oath as a Member of Parliament in Tamil. Recently elected to the Upper House with DMK’s backing, Haasan was sworn in by Deputy Chairman Harivansh Narayan Singh.

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00:00All right, and Kamal Hassan has made his parliament debut.

00:05Kamal Hassan takes oath as Ratsabha MP.

00:07He has taken oath in Tamil at this point in time.

00:14Of course, Kamal Hassan's entry into parliament

00:16had a new chapter there in his public life.

00:21He's now a national lawmaker and has taken oath in Tamil

00:24is what we are learning at this point in time.

00:28Actor Ternita.

00:30Makal Nidhi Mayim Chief Kamal Hassan

00:32has sworn in as Ratsabha MP.

00:36He's spoken about the fact that this has honoured him

00:40and he is, of course, very conscious of the expectations

00:43from him as a parliamentary leader, as a lawmaker.

00:50Listen in.

00:52Nirwapetradhana, India Arasihal Sattatthin Meadu.

00:56I shall see you at that point in time.

01:01I'll see you at that point in time.

01:02I'm here...

01:03and I have moved and walked into my own world,

01:07and I have moved,

01:09and I am not a father and a father for me,

01:13and I am a mother and sister of God,

01:16and I have moved on to my own world.

01:20Getting in more details on that story

01:32An important day for Kamil Hassan

01:34Actor Ternita there

01:35And significantly

01:36In fact he's taken his oath in Tamil

01:39He begins his new innings as a lawmaker today

01:42Okay we'll just connect with Piyush Mishra

01:52In a moment from now

01:53But if an audio disturbance there

01:54As we stay with these pictures

01:55Of Kamil Hassan taking oath in Tamil

01:58He's in fact made his parliamentary debut

02:01As a Ratsabha member today

02:03Spoken about the fact that he's aware of the expectations

02:07Placed upon him as he embarks this parliamentary journey

02:11This is remember a significant milestone

02:14For the 69 year old actor

02:17Who's launched his party

02:19Almost a decade ago

02:21In fact in 2017

02:23Listen

02:23Kamil Hassan

02:33Kamil Hassan

02:34Kamil Hassan

02:35Sattatthi nal

02:36Nirvapetra thana

02:38Indiya arasiyel sattatthi n'meithu

02:41Unnayana patthrārpamu

02:44Patthu urdhiiom kundirippeen

02:46Endru'um

02:47Indiya vinn iray aalmeyiyum

02:50Uru mapeyauhtteyum

02:51Urdhiiahah patthi nirippeen

02:53Endru'um

02:54So Kamal Hassan there, making his parliamentary debut today.

03:15This is, of course, like I said, a significant political milestone for the actor who launched

03:19his own political party in the year 2017, wherein he had said the focus is going to be in fighting

03:26corruption, rural development and environmental sustainability.

03:30He makes his debut as a Ratsabha member, as an MP of the upper house today, where he took

03:37oath as a new member in time.

03:42Actor-turned-politician and muckle Nidhi Mayam, Chief Kamal Hassan, is sawn in as Ratsabha

03:49MP today.

03:51Pictures are, in fact, from inside the house a few moments ago, wherein he took oath in

03:56Tamil.

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