The actor, promising a brand of ‘spiritual politics’, categorically said that his party would fight the assembly elections in 2021 and ’emerge victorious’.
New Delhi: Superstar actor Rajinikanth on Thursday asserted that he will launch a political party in January 2021, ending years of suspense on whether he was planning to join the electoral arena. His announcement brought immediate celebration from his many of fans.
The actor, promising a brand of ‘spiritual politics’, categorically said that his party would fight the assembly elections in 2021 and “emerge victorious.”
His tweet reads, “In the coming assembly elections, with people’s generous support and gratitude, I am confident of creating an honest, corruption-free, transparent, secular, spiritual politics with integrity in TN. Wonders, Miracles, Possible.”
Assembly elections are due in Tamil Nadu during April-May 2021.
Rajinikanth expressed confidence that his to be floated outfit would be able to “win elections with the huge support of people.”
An announcement on matters connected to the party launch would be made on December 31, he said, on Twitter.
The actor has fuelled large-scale speculation over the last few years on whether or not he plans to join politics, and what his core agenda will be. He first announced his political plans in December 2017, but they did not come to fruition. Since then, several reports have come in on how the actor is still actively planning to enter politics.
Questions have also been asked on whether or not Rajinikanth will ally with the Bharatiya Janata Party. The actor appears to be trying to lay some of this speculation to rest, and in November 2019 said that even though right-wing Hindu forces have tried to “saffronise” him, he doesn’t want to be a part of it.
(With PTI inputs)
