Pramod Madhav | Written by Ganesh Kumar Radha Udayakumar
Chennai/New Delhi, October 26, 2017 | UPDATED 11:13 IST
November 7 is Kamal Haasan's birthday. Here's what he said will happen on that day.
"Get ready. November 7. I will tell (you) everything!"
Kamal Haasan's message asking his fans to stand by for an important announcement is printed in big, bold letters in the Tamil weekly Ananda Vikatan. It takes up at least half a page.
"Some preparations are being made to facilitate communication between us, between members of our organisation and the people. An announcement will be made on November 7 in connection with this," he writes.
The time has come, he says, for "an emergency operation."
"I can feel a huge army of youth waiting and I have the responsibility to bring them together."
Kamal Haasan calls on his fans to gather to discuss "work plans." He asks those "who think of this as a sacrifice" to stay away. "I want those who consider this as a duty to come forward."
He adds that many organisations - Arappor Iyakkam, for example - are ready to work with him and his fans.
Only weeks ago, the veteran actor told India Today he wanted to become Tamil Nadu's chief minister.
And in the weeks that preceded that admission, the Padma Shri awardee met two chief ministers, attended a DMK event, lambasted the Palaniswami government on Twitter, and told The Quint he's considering taking the political plunge "not out of choice but compulsion."
And all this comes at a time when Tamil Nadu is searching for the kind of political stability it enjoyed under former Chief Minister Jayalalithaa.
So, what will Kamal Haasan announce on November 7? We'll have to wait and see.
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