Superstar Rajinikanth, who disappointed many fans by announcing that he would stay away from politics in 2020, on Monday hit out at the political potboys in Tamil Nadu, saying he would “reconsider” his decision.
In his press briefing on Monday, Rajinikanth said that it has been some time since he met the members of Rajini Makkal Mandram. With the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, with his film production schedule and travel to the US, Rajinikanth was out of touch with supporters. He said he would meet all of them, and discuss Makkal Mandram’s future, and whether “he will enter politics in future..”
Rajinikanth went to the US for a medical check-up after the schedule of his upcoming film Annaatthe (Older Brother).
In a U-turn, Rajinikanth announced on December 29, 2020, that he would not take political steps and launch the party announced earlier. However, Tamilaruvi Maniyan, Rajinikanth’s aide and founder of Gandiya Makkal Iyakkam, said the actor did not say that he would never enter politics, added that he would not contest the polls now and also called Rajini Makkal Mandaram (RMM). is not broken.
“If tomorrow Rajinikanth says he is entering politics, Gandhiya Makkal Ayakkam will join him in his journey. Even if Rajinikanth does not enter politics, it will continue to function as an associate organisation.”
Scores of fans of the superstar staged a protest, demanding that the veteran actor take a political stand. Raising slogans like “Va Thalaiva Va” (Come, let the leaders come), he urged them to start their political journey and usher in a new era in Tamil Nadu politics.
Rajini Makkal Mandaram (RMM), which was initially seen as the erstwhile outfit of the veteran’s potential political party, had earlier asked its members and fans of the actor not to join the movement and “hurt” him further. , indicating that he had decided against joining politics, citing his ill health.
The megastar then requested his fans not to pressurize him to join politics. “I commend and thank those members of Mandam for not participating in the protest. But I am sad and worried for those who participated in the protests despite my convincing that I will not enter politics last month,” Rajinikanth said.
The actor said that the fan club members are hurting him by asking him to join politics. He said, ‘I have already explained in detail what is the reason for not joining politics. At least after this no one should pressure me to join politics. No one should protest like this because it will hurt me more.”
The actor’s latest statement has fueled speculation among his fans and left political observers in a dilemma. Most observers, who during his earlier flip-flops, were either gung-ho or dismissive of Rajinikanth as a politician, are now completely noncommittal to comment. A political commentator said, “Such a reversal of decisions will destroy people’s trust…”.
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