Entry into politics depends on ‘time’, Rajini tells his fans

Super Star Rajinikanth

Superstar Rajinikanth the ‘man of the masses’ met up with the office-bearers of the presidium of Rajini Fans’ Clubs and appreciated their efforts in organizing his birthday celebrations in a grand manner. And during the meet he had told his fans that his entry into politics depends on ‘time’ and has asserted that the situation should be ‘ripe’ for him to consider doing so.

In one of those rarest of rare occasions, Rajini took part in the birthday celebrations held on 13th December last month. He even met fans outside his residence for the whole day on 12-12-12, the day he turned 62. Rajini had arranged for an informal chat with the office-bearers of the presidium so as to thank each of them personally for the successful conduct of the birthday celebrations.

The ‘informal chat’ was held at the sprawling Raghavendra Kalayana Mandapam owned by the superstar on the New Year day. Rajini spent close to an hour, mingling freely with all and honoured them by presenting mementos for the hard work they had put in. “As I had told you (fans) many times in the past, it’s of utmost importance to take care of your respective families,” Rajini insisted.

When the fans asked him as to whether they could rest assured of his political entry in the near future, Rajini replied that it (entry) is ‘possible only when the (political) situation becomes ripe’. Rajini reportedly reminded his fans of the not-so-successful political careers experienced by his contemporaries Chiranjeevi and Vijayakanth and added that he would enter the political arena ‘if and only if’ he felt for sure that the time was ripe for him to do whatever he wanted to for the welfare of the people.

“It’s not wise to hurry things like this,” Rajini is said to have concluded. Rajini’s speech at a book release function held last weekend wherein he didn’t ‘rule out the possibility’ of his entry into politics had triggered fresh expectations amid his fans that their Thaialvar would ultimately and invariably take the much-awaited plunge into politics.