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Rajini, Haasan share dais amid political buzz
January 17, 2018
Amid
hype over their political entry, the Tamil film industry's top two
actors, Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, today shared the dais at a
function in Chennai with the former saying only time will tell whether he will
forge an alliance with the latter.
Asked about forging ties with
Haasan, who is set to embark on a political tour next month, Rajinikanth
said, "Only time will be able to tell that. Let us see in due course of
time."
The veteran actors were at a function where the pooja
for the film 'Kizhakku Africavil Raju' (Raju in East Africa) was being
conducted.
The movie is being planned as a sequel 'in motion
capture technology' to All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam founder and former Chief Minister M G
Ramachandran-starrer, the 1973 superhit Ulagam Sutrum Valiban, film
industry sources said.
Rajinikanth, who had announced on December 31
that he would form his party before the next state assembly polls,
snapped the clapboard and Haasan inaugurated the shoot.
The sequel to
the movie could not be done at that time as MGR got fully engaged in
politics.
Asked what would be his stand in case state assembly polls
were held in six months, Rajinikanth told reporters: "I will face it
definitely."
He extended his greetings to Haasan on announcing
his political entry.
To a question if parties in the state followed the
principles of late AIADMK founder and former chief minister M G
Ramachandran, he said "Yes definitely, to some extent."
State
Ministers C Vijayabaskar and Kadambur C Raju, were present at the
function.
Rajinikanth and Haasan had shared the dais in Malaysia
earlier this month for a fund-raising event held by the 'Nadigar Sangam'in Chennai , known officially as the South Indian Film Artistes Association.
Haasan has said he will announce his political party's name on February
21 at Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram and begin a state-wide tour the same
day.
"At the commencement of the journey, I intend to announce the name
of my political party along with the guiding principles we intend to
live by," Haasan said in a statement yesterday. -- PTI
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