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Rajini sir, with love… |
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Rajinikanth’s
fans are quite easily one of Tamil
Nadu’s largest and most powerful
groups. Recently, his fans went on
a hunger strike at Tenkasi, creating
a flutter in the political and movie
circles. They demanded that Rajinikanth
should allow them to start a movement
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As
per the statement issued by
the fans of Rajini, they feel
very low without a movement
headed by him. Though they feel
bad about this fast during the
shooting of Sivaji as it would
trouble Rajinikanth but they
are left with no option. If
they are not expressing themselves
now, they would never get an
opportunity later. They are
a butt of everyone’s ridicule
during every election. But if
the same situation continues,
history would slowly obliterate
the name of Rajinikanth, which
his fans do not want. Hence
they need a movement headed
by him; they need a permanent
address under which they can
do good work to the society.
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This
fast is basically to request their
powerful yet humble leader to lead
them. They also demanded to re-issue
the registration number for fan clubs,
which was stopped decades ago. They
also said that if their requests are
not met with, they would fast in Chennai
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The
hunger strike was staged in
front of the Mahatma Gandhi
statue at Tenkasi. Earlier,
a pooja was performed for Babaji’s
photo at the venue and the fans
observed silence for two minutes
for the victims of Mumbai blasts
and for the Tamilians who lost
their lives in the unfortunate
accident in Bahrain.
Rajinikanth, unlike many other
Tamil film stars, has stayed
away from politics. Despite
several opportunities, Rajinikanth
has been very hesitant. He has
resisted all attempts by leading
politicians and his fans to
pull him into active politics.
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Actors
who have less than a fraction of a
following that the superstar has have
contested in elections. T Rajendar,
Bhagyaraj, Vijaykanth, Karthik and
several others to name a few. However,
that has simply not mattered to the
man who has captured the collective
imagination of an entire society for
more than three decades. |
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In
terms of his popularity as a
movie star, he is simply the
biggest. His salary is bigger
than anyone else’s –
not just in Tamil Nadu but also
in all of India. He has a fan
following in every demographic
segment. His movies are received
well by the young and, old,
men and women, rich and poor
– there simply is not
a segment of population in Tamil
Nadu which does not like this
actor. Some may not even know
why they like him – but
still they do. He is the definition
of the X-factor that people
talk about.Continued
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