Chennai: Amid hype over their political
entry, the Tamil film industry's top two actors, Rajinikanth
and Kamal Haasan, today shared the dais at a function here
with the former saying only time will tell whether he will
forge an alliance with the latter.
Asked about forging ties with Haasan, who is set to
embark on a political tour next month, Rajinikanth said, "only
time will be able to tell that. Let us see in due course of
time."
The veteran actors were at a function where the pooja
for the film 'Kizhakku Africavil Raju' (Raju in East Africa)
was being conducted.
The movie is being planned as a sequel "in motion
capture technology" to AIADMK founder and former Chief
Minister M G Ramachandran starrer, the 1973 superhit 'Ulagam
Sutrum Valiban,' film industry sources said.
Rajinikanth, who had announced on December 31 that he
would form his party before the next state assembly polls,
snapped the clapboard and Haasan inaugurated the shoot.
The sequel to the movie could not be done at that
time as MGR got fully engaged in politics.
Asked what would be his stand in case state assembly
polls were held in six months, Rajinikanth told reporters: "I
will face it definitely."
He extended his greetings to Haasan on announcing
his political entry.
To a question if parties in the state followed the
principles of late AIADMK founder and former chief minister
M G Ramachandran, he said "yes definitely, to some extent."
State Ministers C Vijayabaskar and Kadambur C Raju,
were present at the function.
Rajinikanth and Haasan had shared the dais in Malaysia
earlier this month for a fund-raising event held by the
'Nadigar Sangam' here, known officially as the South Indian
Film Artistes Association.
Haasan has said he will announce his political party's
name on February 21 at Tamil Nadu's Ramanathapuram and begin a
state-wide tour the same day.
"At the commencement of the journey, I intend to
announce the name of my political party along with the guiding
principles we intend to live by," Haasan said in a statement
yesterday.
PTI
