Will Rajni enters Politics?

The big question has arisen once more. Will Rajinikanth finally take the political plunge or not? "If I am ordained by God to don the role of a politician, I will do it," he said in his usual style. After returning from Peru, where he had gone for the first phase of the shoot for his latest flick Yanthram, he reportedly has agreed to give a date for his fans to discuss the possibility of floating a social or political outfit in the first week of October.

"We will know the date of our meeting with Rajini Sir on Monday," said Om Sekar, president of Chennai wing of Rajini fans’ associations. A meeting of district presidents of fans’ associations from across the state with state president of fans’ clubs Mr Sathyanarayana earlier this month led to this prospective meeting of the fans with their beloved star.

While the fans are aflutter about the outcome of the meeting, the city is flooded with posters seeking Rajinikanth’s political entry. "Thalaiva Vaa, Thalamaiyerka Vaa" (Come Our Leader, Come and Lead Us) they exhort the reluctant superstar. "Even the flag of Rajini fans’ clubs was never formally launched by our Thalaivar (leader). They are not even the same across various districts," Mr Ganesan, another fan pointed out.

Sources said that the official launch of a flag of Rajini fan clubs and a social organisation could happen at the meeting to be held anytime after October 1. "Our leader will not disappoint us this time," hoped Rajendran, a senior functionary of the fans’ associations in the city. Recently Rajini had expunged at least two dialogues in which he disowned his association with politics from the film Kuselan following requests from the fans’ clubs.