NEW DELHI: Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) chief Kamal Haasan on Tuesday said that he is just a "phone call away" if actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth wants to join hands with his party ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly elections next year.
Kamal Haasan, who is on a campaign trail in the state, said he is ready to cooperate with Rajinikanth for the benefit of the people if there are no ideological differences between the two.
"We are just a phone call away If our ideology is similar and if it would benefit the people we are ready to set aside our ego and co-operate with each other," the MNM founder said when asked if he is looking to form an alliance with Rajinikanth's party.
This is not the first time that Haasan, a former actor himself, has hinted a tie-up with Rajinikanth.
On Sunday, Haasan had said that there is always a possibility of new alliances emerging when asked if his party would strike an electoral deal with Rajinikanth's outfit for the 2021 Tamil Nadu polls.
Earlier this month, Rajinikanth had said that he would launch his political party in January and the announcement will be made on December 31.
Meanwhile, a political party called ‘Makkal Sevai Katchi’ in Tamil Nadu, which has been allotted the election symbol ‘autorickshaw’ by the Election Commission of India, had mentioned actor Rajinikanth’s name in the application.
The applicant, whose name was not disclosed, had sought the ‘two-finger pose’ or ‘hasta mudra’ symbol (made famous by Rajini in the 2002 film ‘Baba’) as the first preference.