Chennai:
Anna Hazare's three-day jail bharo andolan has the backing of none other than Tamil superstar Rajinikanth who has given his marriage hall free of cost to India Against Corruption activists to launch the protest from Tuesday.
Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam, which will be the venue of of Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption (IAC) crusaders in Chennai, had the blessings of Rajinikanth who okayed it personally, said Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwarya Dhanush. However, she did not confirm whether the superstar will be present during the three-day protest fast in Chennai starting on Tuesday. "I won't be able to comment on that," she told Express on Monday.
"I am very happy that Raghavanedra Kalayana Mandapam will the venue of the anti-corruption movement in Chennai. It is a good cause. We will back anyone who does any kind of good," said Aishwarya, whose film, 3, has been making headlines because of the Kolaveri di song.
India Against Corruption activists said the venue was confirmed on Monday after Latha Rajinikanth agreed to give the hall to anti-corruption crusaders to launch their fast from 9 am.
"Someone with the stature of Rajinikanth backing the movement will boost the anti-corruption movement. He has a great fan base and this will create a larger awareness in the State," says central core committee member of IAC, M S Chandramohan.
Interestingly, it was during the silver jubilee week celebrations of his blockbuster Padayappa that the superstar announced that from then on, all earnings from the Raghavendra Kalyana Mantapam would stop going to his family and go towards a public trust, where it would be used for charity.
Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam, which will be the venue of of Anna Hazare's India Against Corruption (IAC) crusaders in Chennai, had the blessings of Rajinikanth who okayed it personally, said Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwarya Dhanush. However, she did not confirm whether the superstar will be present during the three-day protest fast in Chennai starting on Tuesday. "I won't be able to comment on that," she told Express on Monday.
"I am very happy that Raghavanedra Kalayana Mandapam will the venue of the anti-corruption movement in Chennai. It is a good cause. We will back anyone who does any kind of good," said Aishwarya, whose film, 3, has been making headlines because of the Kolaveri di song.
India Against Corruption activists said the venue was confirmed on Monday after Latha Rajinikanth agreed to give the hall to anti-corruption crusaders to launch their fast from 9 am.
"Someone with the stature of Rajinikanth backing the movement will boost the anti-corruption movement. He has a great fan base and this will create a larger awareness in the State," says central core committee member of IAC, M S Chandramohan.
Interestingly, it was during the silver jubilee week celebrations of his blockbuster Padayappa that the superstar announced that from then on, all earnings from the Raghavendra Kalyana Mantapam would stop going to his family and go towards a public trust, where it would be used for charity.
