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Wednesday, November 18, 2020,
Chennai
BJP circles are working on a plan to get Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah to meet actor Rajinikanth during his Chennai visit on November 21, and convince him to launch a new party in time for the 2021 Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018,
Chennai
Much as actor Rajinikanth tries to cover up his BJP tag, the issue keeps cropping up every now and then, blocking the growth of his political party. His statement a few days ago indirectly praising PM Narendra Modi is the latest in the saga of the actor taking one step forward but two steps back while trying to build an independent party in Tamil Nadu.
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Friday, May 19, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on May 19 countered crticis in the social media who questioned his credentials to enter politics on the
ground that he was not a Tamil, and maintained that he was very much a Tamil, and was determined to help the Tamils. "I am a
pachai Tamizhan", he declared.
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Friday, May 19, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth has asked his fans to be battle-fit and be ready for war when it comes. The statement on May 19 has
indicated that Rajinikanth could take the plunge into politics ahead of the next general elections.
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Thursday, May 11, 2017,
Chennai
Fans of Superstar Rajinikanth will have an opportunity to meet him during a 5-day stint in Chennai from May 15. Although
Rajinikanth has denied any move to enter politics, his fans are mounting pressure on him to take the plunge, taking advantage of the
present political situation after the death of AIADMK leader J Jayalalithaa.
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Friday, January 20, 2017,
Chennai
Tamil film actors Rajinikanth, Kamal Haasan, Surya, Ajith, Dhanush, Vishal and others observed a day's fast organised by the South Indian
Film Artistes Association (Nadigar Sangam) on January 20 in support of the call for Jallikattu events in the State. They demanded
lifting of the ban on Jallikattu. Music director A R Rahman too observed a day long fast to express his solidarity with the cause.
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Tuesday, April 12, 2016,
New Delhi
Tamil superstar Rajinikanth received the Padma Vibhushan award from President Pranab Mukherjee on April 12.
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Friday, February 19, 2016,
Chennai
Super stars of the South, Rajnikanth and Kamal Haasan are coming together on a project. This is not for a film but to raise funds for the construction of the new Nadigar Sangam building.
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Monday, November 23, 2015,
Chennai
International make-up artist Sean Foot, who had worked in films like 'I' and 'Avatar', will provide the the new look of Rajinikanth for Endhiran 2, a source in director Shankar’s unit told Tamilnadudotcom.com, revealing the unit strategy.
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Tuesday, October 21, 2014,
Chennai
The Tamil Nadu unit of BJP, which was desperately wooing actor Rajinikanth with a view to rope him into the party, received a massive jolt when he sent AIADMK supremo a warm and personal greeting on her release from Bengaluru prison and return to her Chennai residence.
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Monday, May 26, 2014,
Mumbai
Eros International Media Ltd, a leading global company in the Indian film entertainment industry, has announced a blockbuster opening weekend of the futuristic fantasy event of the year ‘KOCHADAIIYAAN’ - The Legend, at the box office with a massive Rs. 42 crore gross worldwide.
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Saturday, May 24, 2014,
Chennai
Superstar Rajinikanth had a rocking opening with Kochadaiiyaan having crowded shows in all centres. In Tamil Nadu, of course, fans went berserk offering poojas and milk abhishekam at theatres before the first show.
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Thursday, May 22, 2014,
Chennai
Kochadaiiyaan looks to pioneer an environmental marathon ,that would include planting trees from Tirunelveli to Chennai as it propagates the “go green” message.
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Wednesday, May 7, 2014,
Chennai
The much-awaited Rajinikanth-starrer Kochadaiiyaan release has been put off yet again. With the film set to hit the screens on May 9, fans of the Superstar had turned up in large numbers at advance booking counters and tickets were sold out for a fortnight, it was reported. However, the release has been put off to May 23, due to technical reasons, it has now been announced.
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Sunday, April 13, 2014,
Chennai
BJP leader Narendra Modi met Tamil superstar Rajinikanth at his Chennai residence and described it as a just a "courtesy call". Rajinikanth said there was no discussion on politics.
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Saturday, April 12, 2014,
Chennai
The Rajinikanth-starrer Kochadaiiyaan is set for a May 9 release. One Global, co-producers of the movie, have announced that the the release is scheduled for May 9.
