Rajinikanth

Rajinikanth unlikely to appear before panel today

Actor Rajinikanth, who has been summoned to appear before the Justice Aruna Jegadeesan Commission on January 19 for deposition in connection with the police firing in anti-Sterlite protest, is unlikely to comply with the summon. Rajini Makkal Mantram sources here said the actor, citing his health issues, would only submit an affidavit again through his […]

Rajinikanth’s Annaatthe title motion poster reaches 5 million views

Rajinikanth has had a rollercoaster ride in the last few months. The actor revealed he will launch his political party and contest the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly elections two years back. He confirmed that a month back by sharing a post. The actor later went to the shooting spot after the lockdown to shoot for Annaatthe. […]

Free To Join Other Parties: Team Rajinikanth As Some Members Move To DMK

Chennai:  Days after Rajinikanth opted out of politics citing his health, his team has said members of his Rajini Makkal Mandram are free to resign and join other parties. The statement comes after some district chiefs of the megastar’s outfit joined Tamil Nadu’s main opposition party DMK today. “They shouldn’t forget they are always Rajini […]

District secretaries who joined other parties will remain Rajinikanth fans: RMM statement

CHENNAI: Even as scores of Rajinikanth fans criticised the three district secretaries of the Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) who joined the DMK on Sunday and termed them ‘betrayers’ of Rajini, RMM functionary VM Sudhakar on Monday defended the trio, saying they remain fans of the actor. His statement came in the backdrop of various social […]

Rajinikanth’s Rajini Makkal Mandram says members free to resign, join other parties

Days after Rajinikanth announced his decision not to venture into politics, the Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) in a statement on Monday said the members are free to resign and join other political parties. In the statement, Rajinikanth’s RMM said member can join any other party provided they resign from the present post. The statement by […]

Free to Join Any Party They Want, Says Team Rajinikanth After Some Members Switch To DMK

Three weeks after superstar Rajinikanth announced his decision to not venture into politics, calling his recent health scare “a warning from God”, his team has come forward to say that members of Rajini Makkal Mandram are free to resign and join other parties. The statement was issued after reports emerged that some district chiefs of […]

Party leaders free to quit and join other political parties: Rajini Makkal Mandram

A week ago, Rajinikanth issued a statement clarifying he has no plans to revisit his decision to stay away from electoral politics and urged his fans not to pressure him further. As a few of its district functionaries quit to join the DMK, Rajinikanth’s proposed political outfit Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM) issued a statement Monday saying […]

Rajinikanth’s fan club says members free to join any political party after a few join DMK

New Delhi: A recent announcement from actor Rajinikanth’s unified fan club has said that their members are free to join other political parties if they wish. It added that they could join any party of their choice, after submitting their resignation to the Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM).  This announcement comes after a few RMM functionaries […]

Fans dejected with Thaliavar? Rajini Makkal Mandram office-bearers join DMK

CHENNAI; Three district secretaries of Rajini Makkal Mandram joined the DMK in the presence of party president M K Stalin here on Sunday. The development is following actor Rajinikanth’s recent abandonment of his plan to enter politics and face the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, due during April-May this year. District secretaries of Tuticorin and Ramanathapuram […]

Three Office Bearers of Rajinikanth’s Shelved Makkal Mandram Join DMK

Three district secretaries of Rajini Makkal Mandram joined the DMK in the presence of party president M K Stalin here on Sunday. The development is following actor Rajinikanth’s recent abandonment of his plan to enter politics and face the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections, due during April-May this year. District secretaries of Tuticorin and Ramanathapuram A […]

For dejected Rajini fans, the offers keep coming

CHENNAI: Rajinikanth may have turned his back on electoral politics, but for his fans and supporters, crestfallen after his December 29 decision, a political career could still be on the horizon. Over the past week, many long-time fans of the actor have received offers from virtually every party in the Tamil Nadu, the DMK being the […]

Rajini still has a part to play in TN’s ‘unstable’ politics, says Gurumurthy

Superstar Rajnikanth may have said he is not launching a party, but the actor still has a “part to play” in Tamil Nadu’s unstable and volatile political stage, according to weekly Tamil news magazine Thuglak editor and RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy. Speaking at a public platform on the 51st anniversary celebrations of the magazine, Gurumurthy said he could not […]

S Gurumurthy Refuses To Rule Out Rajinikanth’s Political Plunge; Hints At 2025

In a big claim on Thursday, Tughlak editor S Gurumurthy refused to rule out the entry of Kollywood superstar Rajinikanth into the electoral politics of Tamil Nadu. On December 29, 2020, Rajinikanth dashed the hopes of thousands of his supporters by going back on his decision to join politics. Though his fans held a huge demonstration at Valluvar Kottam in […]

Lawrence tenders apology to fans of Superstar Rajinikanth

Though it has been two weeks since Superstar Rajinikanth had announced that he won’t foray into politics, his die-hard fans are yet to come to terms with it. Many of them took to streets recently, requesting their matinee idol to reconsider his decision. The next day, the star took to social media to request his fans not to […]

No change in plan, Rajini makes it clear to fans

CHENNAI: Actor Rajinikanth on Monday made an appeal to his fans, asking them not to conduct any events urging him to enter politics. The actor was referring to the demonstration held by his fans at Valluvar Kottam on Sunday. After going back-and-forth for a while, the actor recently made it clear that he was not going […]