Chennai: Days after registering his Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) with the Election Commission of India (ECI), Kamal Haasan dissolved the high-level committee and announced new office-bearers on Thursday.
The MNM's high-level committee, comprising 16 members, has been dissolved and an executive council was formed with the same set of members. Kamal, greeted by enthusiastic supporters, hoisted the party flag at his Alwarpet office in the city. He also announced Prof Gnanasambandham as vice-president of the party, Arunachalam as general secretary and Suka as treasurer. Office-bearers will be appointed from Friday across the state to face the forthcoming elections, party sources said.
The newly constituted executive council, which will have all members of the high-level committee, will appoint party in-charges for East, West, South and North zones of Tamil Nadu, in consultation with Kamal Haasan. From Friday, the council would appoint in-charges for each Assembly constituency and this will continue till taluk and town levels incharge are posted.
Dissolving the core committee formed on an ad-hoc basis before registering the party with the ECI, Kamal Haasan said that the core committee members would henceforth be a part of the executive committee of MNM.
