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Rajinikanth’s Party Plans Pick Up Pace With Website, Call For Workers
Rajinikanth had yesterday counted the political turmoil in the state after J Jayalalithaa's death as one of the reasons why he had taken the political plunge. These events, he said in an oblique reference to the struggle for power within the ruling AIADMK, had put the state to shame.
CHENNAI: Just a day into his announcement to enter politics, superstar Rajinikanth today got down to the task of registering members of his yet-to-be launched political party right away. The 67-year-old actor asked people – his legion of followers and everyone else yearning for change in Tamil Nadu – to enrol themselves on his website.
“I am launching a page called Rajinimandram.org where you can register your name, your voter ID number and become a member, Rajinikanth said in a 74-second video message put out on his Twitter handle.
Rajinikanth had yesterday counted the political turmoil in the state after J Jayalalithaa’s death as one of the reasons why he had taken the political plunge. These events, he said in an oblique reference to the struggle for power within the ruling AIADMK, had put the state to shame. “If I don’t make this decision now, then I would let the people down… the guilt will haunt me,” he had said on Sunday.
