Updated: December 29, 2020 8:30:30 pm
Rajinikanth has announced that he will not take the electoral step for health reasons and the pandemic. The Tamil megastar was hospitalized in Hyderabad three days ago for fluctuations in blood pressure. And like his “spiritual” statements in the past, the 71-year-old attributed his decision to God, saying, “I see this (the hospitalization) as a warning that God gave me. My campaign will have an impact on health in the midst of the pandemic ”.
What was it about?
After widespread speculation about his political debut for more than two decades, and his first statement to enter politics in December 2017, and another more concrete statement about his political debut and the launch of a party earlier this month, Rajinikanth said Tuesday that he has canceled all his political plans.
The statement has arrived two days before reveal the date to throw your party in January 2021. Tamil Nadu is likely to go to the polls in May 2021. Full text of Rajinikanth’s statement
His latest decision came after some members of the team from his film in production, Annatthe, tested positive for Covid-19 and Rajinikanth himself was admitted to Apollo Hospital in Hyderabad.
Why did Rajinikanth decide to leave politics before even making an entrance?
Many of his fans agree that Rajinikanth’s health status may not allow him to enter politics amid a pandemic. There is also a section that was interested in your entry as other politicians are leading the campaign before the Assembly elections. His entry was also seen as a necessity for the BJP to build an anti-Dravidian front in the state given that the actor largely holds nationalistic and spiritual views.
Rajinikanth, in his statement Tuesday, cited his health condition and the Covid-19 pandemic as the main reasons for deciding against his political entry. You mentioned about the immunosuppressive medications you are taking.
Yet Rajinikanth had these health risks even as he made pronouncements about entering politics in December 2017 and earlier this month.
So, a small fluctuation in blood pressure last week made you change your mind? Its critics, as well as many on social media, see it as a strategic move by the actor arguing to deal with the power centers in New Delhi. Someone who knew of the early discussions on the Rajinikanth field said that he was actually playing to escape obligations he might have had to the national party.
In fact, Apollo Hospital’s own medical bulletin was unusual in that it revealed too many details about his health condition while stating that “doctors had advised him to avoid any activity that increases the risk of contracting Covid-19.
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“He just wanted to escape this whirlwind, luckily he did,” said a source close to Rajinikanth.
How his departure would change the scene of the Assembly polls now
In a state where the voting base of two leading Dravidians elect the ruling government, the political plans proposed by Rajinikanth created the impression of a three-way contest. There were even chances that Kamal Haasan, another actor in the fray competing individually, and parties like OBC-Vanniyar endorsed PMK, former Congress leader GK Vasan and even the older brother of DMK chief MK Stalin, MK Alagiri, joined. to your group.
However, in the absence of Rajinikanth, the election scene has become a common two-way competition in the state, where the ruling AIADMK and the powerful opposition DMK, who were out of power for a decade, are trying their luck. There are many factors that favor DMK, even as Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami has done a pretty good job in the last four years of AIADMK rule.
Other individual parties are unlikely to create much of an impact, as TTV Dhinakaran, the AIADMK rebel leader that formed AMMK, Seeman’s Naam Tamilar Katchi and Haasan’s MNM, is unlikely to garner a combined vote percentage of more than 10 percent.
The withdrawal of Rajinikanth for health reasons would also decrease the reach and presence of the BJP, as they would have no more opportunities to speak about the coalition government in the AIADMK alliance, nor do they have a Rajinikanth party to form an alliance after the elections.
Will Rajinikanth, as in 1996, raise his political voice as an actor?
The RSS camp and some of its fans have been saying that the actor, even if he would not form a party, will raise his voice in the upcoming elections against the Dravidian front to favor the BJP.
However, sources close to Rajinikanth said it will not do that. “I had too many obligations. He was bound, bound, and unable to do things his way. However, now that you have made your decision, you will not interfere in political events. Now he is very relieved. He may soon sign contracts for a couple of film projects, “said a source.
After all, what is / was the significance of Rajinikanth in electoral politics?
Since he had no party or done any political work, had not met people or traveled the state, Rajinikanth’s proposed party was an entity only on paper as of Tuesday. Not only was his entry plan too late, but he was also confused when too many reasons, including his personal ones, forced him to give the impression that he was going into politics.
When he finally decided to cancel his political plans, it was nothing more than aborting a highly publicized political party that was never born.
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