Rajinikanth all set to join politics, says RSS ideologue Gurumurthy

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June 24, 2017

Jun 24: Tamil actor Rajinikanth is all set to enter politics, S Gurumurthy told a news channel on Friday, adding that the actor will soon form a new party possibly in alliance with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The political commentator and RSS ideologue told Republic TV that Rajinikanth's foray into politics will bring down the curtain on the smaller parties in Tamil Nadu and change the political situation in the state.

"I'm not surprised by his inclination, or even determination, because there is a huge gap in Tamil Nadu today, with more than 50 per cent of the Tamil people, Tamil voters, and maybe 75 per cent of the youths wanting to move away from both these Kazhagams, DMK and ADMK... This yearning among the people is really opening up a huge possibility for Rajinikanth," Gurumurthy told the channel.

Rajinikanth had said on Thursday that he was still in discussions with political leaders and would make an announcement only when things were finalised.

"I don't deny meeting them. We are in discussion and I will make an announcement when things are finalised," the superstar told reporters on Thursday.

Rajinikanth had also met members of the Hindu Makkal Katchi at his residence in Chennai earlier this week. In May, he had addressed a gathering of his fans and said that "God willing" he would join politics.

"God decides what we have to do in life at every phase. Right now, he wants me to be an actor and I'm fulfilling my responsibility. If God willing, I will enter politics tomorrow. If I enter, I will be very truthful and will not entertain people who are in this to make money. I won't work with such people," Rajinikanth had said.

Soon after Gurumurthy said that Rajinikanth would enter politics, his fans erupted with joy and expressed their happiness on Twitter.

#Rajinikanth 's next blockbuster CM #TamilNadu #RajiniIsReady

— Roopesh Tiwari (@roopeshtiwari7) June 23, 2017

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Kangana Ranaut attacks ‘Tejasvi Surya’, accuses him of hooliganism mistaking him for Tejashwi Yadav

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May 5,2024

New Delhi, May 5: Actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut intended to target an opposition leader but mistakenly ended up attacking her BJP colleague instead.

A similarity in names - Tejashwi and Tejasvi - was behind Ms Ranaut's fumble. "There's a party of spoilt princes... whether it's Rahul Gandhi who wants to grow potatoes on the Moon, or Tejasvi Surya who does hooliganism and eats fish," she had said.

RJD leader and former Bihar deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav was supposed to be the original target of her diatribe as one of his videos where he was seen eating fish became a major flashpoint between the BJP and the opposition recently.

Tejasvi Surya, incorrectly referred to by Ms Ranaut during an election rally yesterday, is BJP's Lok Sabha candidate from Bengaluru South constituency in Karnataka.

Meanwhile, Mr Yadav has responded to a clip of Kangana Ranaut's statement. "Ye mohtarma kaun hai?" (Who is this lady?), he posted on X.

Kangana Ranaut has been verbally bashing the Congress party since the BJP fielded her as their Lok Sabha candidate from Himachal Pradesh's Mandi. Congress leaders Vikramaditya Singh - her opponent in Mandi - and Rahul Gandhi have been the main targets on her dartboard.

While addressing a public rally in the Sundernagar area of Mandi Parliamentary Constituency yesterday, Ms Ranaut took a jibe at Mr Singh and Mr Gandhi over dynasty politics and said that both of them have a magic stick for development and talk only about non-practical things.

The Congress hit back saying the 37-year-old actor should first check the facts about her party leaders and speak about dynastic politics. National Media Coordinator for the Congress, Amrit Kaur, also questioned her qualifications on which she got a BJP ticket from Mandi.

The Mandi Lok Sabha constituency will go to polls on June 1, in the seventh phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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