Rajinikanth has been hinting at joining politics for some time but never came clear on his political ambitions
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Friday pledged his full support to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'Swachhta Hi Seva' campaign, a day after actor Kamal Haasan indicated his intention to enter politics.
In a tweet on Friday, Rajinikanth wrote: "I extend my full support to our hon. Prime Minister @narendramodi ji's #SwachhataHiSeva mission. Cleanliness is godliness."
Rajinikanth has been hinting at joining politics for some time but never came clear on his political ambitions. His only clear statement was made in May this year when he said, "If it's God's will, I will join politics." He had also asked his followers to be "ready for war", adding that the "system is rotten" and needs to be changed.
The superstar's tweet comes a day after Haasan met Aam Aadmi Party Convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Chennai amid speculation of him floating his own party in immediate future.
Unlike Rajinikanth, Haasan has made his political plans very clear over the past few days. After being taunted by Chief Minister Edappadi K PAlanisami and his cabinet ministers to enter politics to answer his criticism on the Tamil Nadu government, the actor said that he was thinking of launching a political party, out of compulsion and not a choice. Last week, he took everyone by surprise when he said that he would be willing to work with Rajinikanth, if the superstar ever decided to enter politics. Pointing out their ideological differences, he told a news channel on Thursday that both he and Rajinikanth want to achieve a common target but through different routes.
Though Kamal openly says that he is ready to join hands with Rajinikanth for the larger good, widely held the view in political circle in the state is that Kamal wants to pre-empt Rajini's political plunge. It would be interesting to see how the battle of the two Tamil superstars shapes up when Rajini too enters the politics.
"Both the actors – Kamal and Rajini – are aspiring to fill up the political vacuum," said writer and political commentator Arunan. "But they had failed to take into account that MGR and Jayalalithaa did not come to power by making a sudden political entry. Both Kamal and Rajini are not willing to make any comments against BJP government at the Center which has become unpopular in the state."
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