Megastar Rajinikanth has announced that he won’t be entering politics, citing health reasons. He will continue to work for people, Rajinikanth said. Rajinikanth was earlier expected to launch a political party in January 2021.
The megastar’s political advisor Tamilaruvi Manian had said their party will fight on all 234 seats in the next Assembly elections.
Meanwhile, two days after being admitted to the hospital due to fluctuating blood pressure and exhaustion, Rajinikanth on Sunday was discharged from Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad.
The ‘Kabali’ actor had been shooting for ‘Annaatthe’ in Hyderabad for the last few days. The shoot halted after crew members tested positive for COVID-19.
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“Without entering electoral politics, will serve the people. This decision of mine will disappoint my fans and people but please forgive me,” he said in a statement today.
In his statement, Rajinikanth mentioned about his recent health setback and said that nobody feels as bad as he does, at this moment.
“If I meet people and get infected, then the people who have followed me would struggle and they would lose money as well as peace,” he added.
Rajnikant noted that he would do all service to people without contesting elections. “If I contest, I can’t win the elections just by promoting on social media and television,” he said.
He also said that there’s a new wave of Covid and how he’s at high risk owing his kidney transplant, being under immunosuppressants.
It may be recalled that Rajinikanth had set up the Rajini Makkal Mandram in 2018 and it was widely expected that he would announce his political party on December 31. The launch was scheduled for January. The Assembly election in Tamil Nadu are scheduled to take place in May-June.
Rajinikanth was admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad on December 25 and discharged on Sunday (December 27). Rajinikanth has been advised “complete bed rest” for a week, “minimal physical activity” and to “avoid any activity that increases the risk of contracting COVID-19”.
