Kamal Haasan Urges CEC Gyanesh Kumar to Meet Opposition MPs

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder and Rajya Sabha MP Kamal Haasan urged Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar to meet Opposition MPs at Samvidhan Bhavan (Old Parliament House), saying that dialogue was needed to address concerns surrounding the Election Commission and reaffirm its independence and impartiality. 

In a post on X, Haasan on Wednesday said the Election Commission was the "guardian of every Indian’s right to vote" and stressed that the poll panel must engage with elected



representatives at a time when its credibility is facing questions from the Opposition.

"I have written to the Chief Election Commissioner urging him to meet Opposition MPs at Samvidhan Bhavan in Parliament. The Election Commission is the guardian of every Indian’s right to vote.

When that trust is under strain, the CEC must meet elected representatives, address their concerns and reaffirm the Commission’s independence and impartiality. The time for dialogue and corrective action is now," Haasan said.