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Rajini’s
day out!! |
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You
will never catch him endorsing any commercial
product. Nor does he make regular public
appearances. Probably the only kind of promotions
he has done so far are those with a social
cause, for instance, the campaign for polio
drops. Naturally, when Rajnikanth makes
a brief appearance at the inauguration of
a bike showroom, it sends the media into
a tizzy. On 14th April, Rajnikanth was at
the inauguration of a new Suzuki bike showroom
in Anna Nagar, Chennai. It was only the
previous day that he was at Bangalore to
pay homage to Kannada superstar Rajkumar.
Rajini is known for his travel plans at
short notice. One day he would be in Chennai,
the next day in Hyderabad, and the third
day, he may take a break to take off to
the Himalayas in search of ‘nirvana’. |
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Back
to his public appearance, once word got
around that Rajini will be there for the
inauguration of the showroom, several of
his fans thronged the showroom to have a
‘deko’ of the superstar. The
atmosphere was charged when he made an entry.
Even through the glass doors of the showroom,
one could hear his fans hit high decibel,
with frantic shouts of “Thailavaa’
and ‘Mudhalvar’. Obviously,
they showed little interest neither in the
spanking new showroom nor the new models
of the bikes on show. They were least concerned
even with the formal ‘ribbon cutting’.
All they wished for was Superstar’s
glance in their direction. |
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Rajinikanth
was dressed in his characteristic white
kurta pyjama, and wore no make up as usual.
He seemed to be in no hurry. He strolled
around the showroom and was seen chatting
with his friends on and off. He politely
refused to ‘strike a pose’ sitting
on the new bike model. However, he spent
a few minutes with the directors and close
family members and seemed to be in a lighter
mood. He indulged a small girl, an ardent
Rajini fan, by readily signing an autograph
for her. |
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said he was there especially because of
Mohan Babu, his good friend from the Telugu
film industry, and also because he wanted
to keep his word, a commitment he had made
to the showroom directors, several months
ago, that he will be there.
With elections in the offing, every word
Rajni utters is likely to be blown out of
proportion. Even if he were to raise his
hand to wave to his fans, people would look
for any hidden meaning. Rajini disappointed
the media by refraining from making any
‘political statements’. He said
with elections around, it is better that
he remains silent to avoid controversy.
The only pun he made was on the name of
the launch model of the bike. He said the
launch of Suzuki’s ‘Heat’
was timely in keeping with the election
fever.
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Whatever
he does is newsworthy. He was punctual, well almost,
avoided ‘politically incorrect’ statements,
looked causal, and was quick to leave the venue,
leaving behind his frenzied fans and the media.
Thalivar vazhi, thani vazhi!!. |
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