The flag for Makkal Needhi Maiam was launched by Kamal Haasan. In white background, it has six hands joined together with shades of red over three hands and the rest in white. A star can be seen in the center, surrounded by a star-like background in black.Explaining the design, the actor-politician said, 'The hands stood for the six south Indian States.

The star in the middle stand for you, the people.'United we fight. No sooner it was launched, the social media went in abuzz. A few similar designs of NGOs and Sholapur Tamil Sangam were shared on Facebook and Twitter with memes of Kamal Haasan.