Chennai: Superstar Rajinikanth,
who has kept his fans guessing on his plunge into politics, has finally announced his decision to enter politics. He said,
"I do not want carders. I want watchdogs." He also said that his decision is the need of the hour and that he will start his own party in the upcoming elections. For many months,
Rajinikanth has been cryptic about his entry into politics. In May, he triggered fan frenzy when he said, "If God wills it, I will enter politics tomorrow".
Pointing to what he called a low in Tamil politics over the last year, he said, "If I don't make this decision now, then I will have let people down, the guilt will haunt me". The death of AIADMK's iconic leader J Jayalalithaa last December is seen to have left a vacuum in Tamil Nadu politics. "It is time for political change. We should change the system. We want an honest and caste-less politics." He went on to say that "We will tell people that if we cannot deliver what we promised and we will resign in three years otherwise."
The superstar has spent the last five days meeting with his fans.
Here are the highlights of Rajinikanth's political announcement :
Dec 31, 2017 11:39 (IST)
"I'll push for spiritual politics without caste or religious leanings," Rajinikanth said. "If I come to power and am not able to deliver in three years, I'll resign. Democracy is in a state of distress in the state."
Dec 31, 2017 09:55 (IST)
Big personalities are scared of media and I am a child. I should be scared. Anything I say becomes a debate. Cho Ramaswamy warned me, I should be scared of the media and I take his words seriously. He should have been here to support me now, say's Rajinikanth.
