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Rajinikanth maintains suspense over entry to politics, says wait for Dec 31

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Nimrat Kaur
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Rajinikanth maintains suspense over entry to politics, says wait for Dec 31
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Superstar Rajinikanth said on Tuesday he will announce his decision on his much-awaited political entry on December 31. He also added to the suspense whether he will fulfil his fans’ desire of seeing him in a new avatar in Tamil Nadu. “There’s been so much speculation about my political entry. I am not saying I will definitely come into politics. I will announce my decision on December 31. I am not new to politics. I have been reluctant because I am aware of the losses one has to incur in this journey,” Rajinikanth said as he kicked off his six-day long fan meet. “You need carefulness and strategy to enter the politics. When the time comes to step on the battlefield, you have to win. We need to fight to win or there’s no use of going to a battle,” he told his fans in Chennai amid a rousing response even though he kept his speech very short. The 67-year-old actor, who enjoys cult-status in the Tamil film industry, will meet over 1,000 fans for the next five days across 18 districts. “I am excited to meet my fans. I had planned the meet with my fans in advance,” he said at the event, which saw directors Mahendran and Kalaignanam accompany him. “God decides what we have to do in life at every phase. Right now, he wants me to be an actor and I am fulfilling my responsibility. If god willing, I will enter politics tomorrow,” Rajinikanth had said sparking off speculations of his imminent entry. He also mentioned his brief stint in politics when he supported the DMK in the 1996 Tamil Nadu assembly elections on Tuesday, saying it was a political accident. “Supporting a political alliance 21 years ago was a mistake on my part. My name was misused by a lot of politicians and some of them even earned money using my name. My support is for no party,” he added. Rajinikanth’s announcement comes after the RK Nagar bypoll – the constituency represented by Jayalalithaa – saw a shock defeat of the ruling AIADMK on Sunday. -PTC News-
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