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Updated March 16th, 2021 at 14:40 IST

Udhayanidhi's assets valued far more than Stalin; Kamal Haasan declares Rs 176 cr assets

DMK chief MK Stalin & MNM permanent president Kamal Haasan declared assets as they filed their nomination papers for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections

Reported by: Koushik Narayanan
Tamil Nadu elections
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Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) supremo MK Stalin declared moveable assets worth approximately Rs 4.94 crore as he filed his nomination for the upcoming Tamil Nadu Assembly elections on Monday. Filing his nomination from the Kolathur constituency, Stalin declared immovable assets (lands and residential complexes) in his possession valued at Rs 2.24 crore. The DMK chief claimed that no four-wheelers or vehicles were registered under his name and also declared his wife's moveable assets amounting to Rs 30,52,854 along with Rs 24.77 lakh worth gold jewelry. Stalin is said to have had Rs 50,000 cash in hand at the time of filing his nomination papers. 

In his affidavit submitted for the 2016 Assembly elections in the state, DMK's Stalin had stated that his movable assets were Rs 80.33 lakh and immovable assets worth Rs 3.33 crore. Meanwhile, poll debutant and Karunanidhi's grandson Udhayanidhi Stalin declared Rs 21.13 crore movable assets, including a 2016 model four-wheeler with a 'procurement price' of Rs 1.77 crore. Further, Stalin's son declared immovable assets valued at Rs 6.54 crore in his poll affidavit. Udhyanidhi Stalin will contest the upcoming elections from the Chepauk-Triplicane constituency. 

Kamal Haasan declares Rs 176 cr assets

Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) permanent president Kamal Haasan declared moveable assets worth Rs 46 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 131 crore in his possession as he submitted the affidavit for the polls from Coimbatore South constituency. The actor-turned-politician declared Rs 2.43 crore in bank deposits, Rs 26.1 lakh in investments such as mutual funds and shares, Rs 2.39 crore in insurance, Rs 36.24 crore in personal loans, and Rs 3.69 crore in vehicles. Kamal Haasan also owns agricultural land sprawled across 35.59 acres valued at Rs 17.77 crore while the value of the actor's commercial establishments in the state capital is valued at Rs 92.05 crore.

Tamil Nadu Assembly polls

The TN elections will be held on April 6 and the result will be declared on May 2. The two warring factions in AIADMK - of Deputy CM O Pannerselvam (OPS) and CM E Palaniswamy (EPS), reconciled after the party named incumbent E Palaniswamy as its CM candidate and O Panneerselvam as the chief of the 11-member steering committee. He has also announced a slew of social measures like Pongal gift hampers, farm loan waiver, free COVID-19 vaccines, passing school students, etc which has been slammed by DMK M K Stalin calling it 'pre-poll appeasement'.  Meanwhile, ex-CM Karunanidhi's successor - DMK chief MK Stalin eyes his maiden CM term as DMK cannot afford to lose a third straight Assembly election after sweeping the state in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls with 38 seats. 

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Published March 16th, 2021 at 14:40 IST

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