Honest, secular politics is spiritual politics: Rajinikanth
Chennai
January 2, 2018
Tamil movie superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday said honest and
secular politics is "spiritual politics" and Tamil Nadu, where he wants to bring
about major changes, was the land of several revolutions.
After
Rajinikanth said he will float a new party and pursue "spiritual politics", many
have commented that he was being fronted by the Bharatiya Janata Party and that
"spiritual politics" was nothing but rebranded Hindutuva.
At a meeting
with journalists, he said many revolutions have started in Tamil Nadu including
Mahatma Gandhi's decision to to wear only dhoti and a shawl at Madurai in 1921.
The actor declined to comment on the name of his proposed party, saying he
himself does not know. The Tamil film icon, who was once a bus conductor, said
he had worked as a proof reader too for two months in a monthly magazine.
Meanwhile, sidelined AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran told reporters here that
spirituality was an individual's choice and bringing that into politics would
lead to wrong results.
Chennai
January 2, 2018
Tamil movie superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday said honest and
secular politics is "spiritual politics" and Tamil Nadu, where he wants to bring
about major changes, was the land of several revolutions.
After
Rajinikanth said he will float a new party and pursue "spiritual politics", many
have commented that he was being fronted by the Bharatiya Janata Party and that
"spiritual politics" was nothing but rebranded Hindutuva.
At a meeting
with journalists, he said many revolutions have started in Tamil Nadu including
Mahatma Gandhi's decision to to wear only dhoti and a shawl at Madurai in 1921.
The actor declined to comment on the name of his proposed party, saying he
himself does not know. The Tamil film icon, who was once a bus conductor, said
he had worked as a proof reader too for two months in a monthly magazine.
Meanwhile, sidelined AIADMK leader T.T.V. Dinakaran told reporters here that
spirituality was an individual's choice and bringing that into politics would
lead to wrong results.
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