Earlier this month, the superstar was urged by his supporters to rethink his choice to keep away from electoral politics. Considering the request, Rajinikanth will now meet the district secretaries of his celebration – Rajini Makkal Mandram to talk about the possibility of his political entry ahead of 2021 Tamil Nadu election.
The meeting with Rajini Makkal Mandram’s district secretaries would be held at the actor’s Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam right here, the mandram stated.
A month just after the actor stated “at the right time, I will let the people know about my political stand after consulting the office-bearers of Rajini Makkal Mandram,” the meeting has been scheduled for now.
Assembly elections are due in Tamil Nadu for the duration of April-May 2021. On the agenda of the meeting, sources indicated that an announcement may possibly be anticipated following consultations because Rajinikanth had himself stated that he would make his stand recognized just after consulting Mandram’s workplace-bearers.
Rajinikanth had on October 29 stated he has been advised against getting into politics by medical doctors as he had undergone a kidney transplant in 2016 and due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The disclosure of his wellness status was noticed as an indication that the actor was seriously rethinking launching a political celebration.
The Mandram, billed as a ‘launch automobile,’ was noticed as a preparatory physical exercise to assistance the actor float his political celebration effectively ahead of 2021 elections.
Tamil Nadu politics and cinema
Unlike various Indian states, films and politics in the southern state have been intertwined. Top film stars launching their personal political celebration is nothing at all new to Tamil Nadu, a state which has been ruled for decades by icons connected with the film globe.
It was the charismatic hero M G Ramachandran who initial stormed to energy in the state in the 1970s just after forming the AIADMK.
His arch-rival and former chief minister M Karunanidhi, a former chief minister, was also connected with the film globe getting penned scripts.
Karunanidhi succeeded DMK founder C N Annadurai in 1969 as chief minister just after the demise of the latter, who led his celebration to a historic win more than the Congress two years earlier.
MGR, as Ramachandran was popularly recognized, had been featured from the word go as a messiah of the poor in his films, in contrast to Rajinikanth who started as a dashing character, ideal recognized for his style and stunt.
Ramachandran broke away from DMK following variations with Karunanidhi and formed his personal celebration.
A protege of MGR, J Jayalalithaa, who had paired with him in various super hit films in the 1960s-70s, claimed his legacy just after his death