Chennai: The long suspense over whether Rajinikanth would enter politics finally ended today, with the superstar’s announcement made amid frenzied cheers of hundreds of supporters. “I will come into politics.
I will do my duty,” the 67-year-old declared in Chennai, saying he would form a new party. “Over the past one year, the events in Tamil Nadu have put the state to shame. People are laughing,” he said, adding, “If I don’t make this decision now… the guilt will haunt me”. The death of AIADMK’s iconic leader J Jayalalithaa last December is seen to have left a vacuum in the state’s politics. Recently, the other big actor, Kamal Haasaan, had made his much-anticipated political debut.- Underscoring the need for a change, Rajinikanth said he would form a new party. “Everything needs to change, the time is here. We will change the system. I want to bring good governance.”
- The actor, who enjoys almost demigod status among his legion of followers, said he does not want cadres for his new party, but “watchdogs” at this stage.
- “I will be the head of…
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