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The man who crucified himself for Jayalalithaa is starting a political party called ‘AMMA’
After meeting BJP leader Venkaiah Naidu in Delhi, Shihan Hussaini announced the name of his party - Amma Makkal Munnetra Amaippu
On February 23, 2015, Shihan Hussaini – a popular martial arts expert and artist from Chennai – crucified himself to pray for his Amma, the late CM of Tamil Nadu who was then in jail for the disproportionate assets case. He grabbed national headlines after his team nailed him to a cross and lifted it up, with cameras flashing away. He screamed in pain, but later said that it was no big sacrifice – all he wanted was that Amma be made the CM again.
Now, as the state of Tamil Nadu undergoes a major political churn following the death of J Jayalalithaa, Hussaini has announced the creation of a new political outfit – AMMA, ‘Amma Makkal Munnetra Amaippu’.
And his main aim? The avenge the death of Amma, he says.
The ‘sensationalist’
Hussaini is a colourful character, and has described himself as a ‘sensationalist’ in the past.
Twenty years ago, then known just as a karate expert in Chennai, he participated in an event that allowed 101 cars to drive over his right hand, after which he attempted to set a world record by using the same hand to break 5000 tiles and 1000 bricks.
Using his own blood after the event, he immediately went on to paint a blood portrait of then Tamil Nadu Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa, something that earned him Rs. 3 lakh cash and a state government grant of prime land for his karate school.
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