Rajinikanth, who has dominated South cinema as a giant in the last forty years and enjoys the status of demigod among his legion of supporters, could make public his political input during his speech to fans of the last day.
CHENNAI: The superstar Rajinikanth, facing fans in Chennai today at the beginning of a series of six days is scheduled to end with him revealing his political debut on New Year's Eve, gave the strongest indicator of his plans when he said " i'm not new in politics i was late i'm not saying i'm going into politics i'll declare my position to get into politics on December 31st ... ".
He kept the suspense alive by confessing: "I have doubts about entering politics because I know the difficulties".
Rajinikanth, 67, was heading for a large room full of fans.
"I've been in politics since 1996," he said in an indirect reference to the comment that seems to have crushed former Prime Minister of Tamil Nadu Jayalalithaa in state polls "Even God can not save Tamil Nadu if Jayalalithaa returned to power"
Rajinikanth also paid tribute to Jayalalithaa, whose death in December last year left a void in Tamil Nadu politics, especially the AIADMK ruling, and must leave the field open for new faces.
"I felt honored when Jayalalithaa met me at my house," he said about his ties to the former irregular but cordial Prime Minister.
Earlier this week, Jayalalithaa's ruling, the AIADMK ruling, failed to keep its place in RK Nagar and lost to rebel TTV Dhinakaran, nephew of Jayalalithaa's closest collaborator, VK Sasikala. Both were marginalized by the AIADMK in a power struggle that began a few days after Jayalalithaa's death. Engaging in the college of Jayalalithaa, Dhinakaran and Sasikala have marked an important setback for the Prime Minister headed by E Palaniswami or EPS and his deputy O Panneerselvam or OPS dominant faction.
The turbulence of AIADMK fueled the tumult for the expected Rajinikanth political avatar.
Rajinikanth, who has excelled in films of the South as a giant for four decades and enjoys the status of demigod almost among his legion of followers, promised an announcement on Sunday. During the week, you will meet around 1,000 fans in 18 districts. Today's meeting began with a speech by a film producer who launched Rajinikanth as a hero in his film Bhairavi in 1978.
For months, the superstar to whom fans call him "THALAIVAR" or "Ultimate Boss" has been cryptic of his plans. His declaration in May caused a frenzy: "If God wants it, tomorrow I will go to politics".