Amidst reports about his move to plunge into active politics, Tamil cinema’s superstar Rajnikant had a visitor on Monday morning. Poonam Mahajan, president of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha and Member of Parliament representing Mumbai North Central, called on Rajnikant at his residence in Chennai’s Poes Garden.
Mahajan, who was in Chenni in connection with the demonstration organised by the youth wing of the BJP against the anti-people policies of the State Government, drove down to the residence of Thalaivar (as Rajnikant is addressed by his fans) and spent almost an hour with him and family members.
“One of the most humble couples I have ever met, lathaji and Thalaiva,” Mahajan tweeted in her micro blog site after the meeting. She also posted her pictures with Rajnikant and wife latha Rajnikant.
Mahajan did not speak to the reporters after the meeting. Fans of Rajnikant are awaiting with bated breath the announcement about his political plans. Though he had a series of meetings with fans from all over the State, he has not yet announced this future plans. During an interaction with friends and well wishers, Rajnikant blamed the system for the woes faced by the country and asked his fans and followers to be ready to stage a war against the rotten system.
leaders of various political parties and social organisations have been making a beeline o Rajnikant’s residence over the last two months pleading with him to join politics. “He has a large following in Tamil Nadu and is the most respected personality in Tamil Nadu. People see in him a future Chief Minister and we all want him to join active politics to save Tamil Nadu from corruption and misdeeds,” said Arjun Sampath, leader of Hindu Makkal Katci who had called on the superstar.
Rajnikant is currently shooting for Kaala, a Tamil movie being directed by Pa Ranjit, the maker of Kabaali. S Gurumurthy, political commentator who is considered as a close friend of Rajnikant has described the actor as Tamil Nadu’s next MGR (movie actor-turned-politician who became the Chief Minister of the State).
News about Rajnikant's entry into politics has made fans of another superstar Kamal Haasan to plead with the latter to take up the political mantle. Kamal Haasan is engaged in a war of words with the Ministers in Edappady Palanisway cabinet over corruption charges. He had exhorted the people in the State to mail their resentments against the Ministers which made the State Government to remove the contact details of the Ministers from the Government website.