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47: Is Rajinikanth on the verge of entering politics
Manage episode 254220815 series 2624848
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth is in the eye of a storm over his recent comments about Dravidian icon E.V. Ramasamy, fondly called Periyar. The veteran actor had claimed that Periyar at a rally in 1971 had desecrated images of Hindu deities. While his comments have upset Periyar supporters who deny any such thing happened, he has stuck to his claim. By bringing in Hindu deities, he seems to be playing the right-wing religion card. So, is he finally ready to take the political plunge?
69 episode
Manage episode 254220815 series 2624848
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth is in the eye of a storm over his recent comments about Dravidian icon E.V. Ramasamy, fondly called Periyar. The veteran actor had claimed that Periyar at a rally in 1971 had desecrated images of Hindu deities. While his comments have upset Periyar supporters who deny any such thing happened, he has stuck to his claim. By bringing in Hindu deities, he seems to be playing the right-wing religion card. So, is he finally ready to take the political plunge?
69 episode
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