Actor Rajinikanth to meet party leaders on Monday to decide on his entry into politics

Megastar Rajinikanth on Monday will deliberate the possibility of his entry into politics as he will district secretaries of his party, Rajini Makkal Mandram. 

The Mandram said that the Indian superstar will be meeting the party officials at the house of actor Raghavendra Kalyana Mandapam in Chennai. Rajnikanth this move comes against the backdrop of doctors’ advice to him against entering politics. 

The superstar on October 29 had said he has been advised against entering politics by doctors as he had undergone a kidney transplant in 2016 and due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The meeting also comes a month after Rajinikanth said “at the right time, I will let the people know about my political stand after consulting the office-bearers of Rajini Makkal Mandram.”

Tamil Nadu is bracing itself for assembly elections, which are due during April-May next year. 

According to PTI sources, an announcement can be made following the meeting since the ‘Thalapathi’ actor had said that he would make his stand clear after consulting Mandram’s office-bearers.

The Mandram, billed as a ‘launch vehicle,’ was seen as a preparatory exercise to help the actor float his political party successfully ahead of the 2021 election, PTI reported.