“Will Seek Rajinikanth’s Support”: Kamal Haasan On Tamil Nadu Election

Chennai:

Actor-politician Kamal Haasan is seeking to ask celebrity Rajinikanth for assist as he prepares to struggle the meeting election in Tamil Nadu this yr. The chief of Makkal Needhi Maiam is anticipating a giant increase in assist if Rajinikanth, who has cancelled his political plans citing well being considerations, lends a serving to hand when he makes a frontal assault on well-established events within the election.

“I’ll search Rajinikanth’s assist. Any goodwill will assist and he’s a pal. Individuals must take sides now and endorse those that have one thing totally different to supply. It is a battle between honesty and corruption,” Mr Haasan informed NDTV on Wednesday.

Mr Haasan’s direct method to Rajinikanth now’s a concrete change from his position last month when he stated he can be prepared to work with the celebrity if their political ideologies are in sync. There seems to be no situation set by Mr Haasan for searching for Rajinikanth’s assist this time round for the reason that celebrity has introduced he wouldn’t enter politics.

“With excessive unhappiness I say that I am unable to enter politics. I alone know the ache I went by means of whereas saying this resolution,” Rajinikanth stated in an announcement on December 29, two days after his discharge from hospital the place he was admitted with blood strain fluctuations.

Mr Haasan has stated the 2 remained “straightforward as mates” and had been solely ever a cellphone name away.

Mr Haasan launched his political social gathering Makkal Needhi Maiam in 2018. The social gathering, in its debut within the Lok Sabha election in 2019, polled some 2 per cent votes and gained none. It’s seeking to make a splash on this yr’s state election.

He has not spoken of a particular time by when a doable third entrance led by his social gathering might be fashioned. Nonetheless, he did hint at realignment of political ties in Tamil Nadu earlier than the election. “Alliances will break up and alliances will come collectively,” the actor-turned politician informed reporters in Madurai final month, the place he launched his social gathering’s marketing campaign.

The ruling AIADMK has dismissed any menace by Rajinikanth within the coming election as “overhyped”. In 1996, it was extensively seen that Rajinikanth’s assertion – “If Jayalalithaa is voted again, even God can not save Tamil Nadu” – led to her defeat.