CHENNAI: A day later actor Rajinikanth said no to electoral politics, his close confidant and founder of Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam Tamilaruvi manian he also left it. “I’m going politics and I will not enter again until my death. Manian it said in a statement. Manian had been one of the key leaders, urging the Tamil superstar to enter politics.
“I got involved in the politics drawn by K Kamaraj in my college days. My only wish was to change the way politics is conducted in Tamil nadu, where it has long been confused by the two Dravidian parties. I never looked for any personal gain and I keep staying in a rented house, ”Manian said.
“Today politics has become the home of those who indulge in caste, religion and the community-based approach and not the honest. People have started abusing me for my attempt to change the way the political discourse happened, and it has hurt and shocked my family, ”he said, while thanking everyone who worked with him at Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam.
Beginning his political career with Congress, Manian later switched his allegiance to Congress (Or) when former Prime Minister K Kamaraj led the separatist unit in Congress. He later became TN president of Ramakrishna Hegde’s party, before moving to Janata Dal. Then he returned to Congress and again left the party. After a period of political hibernation, he released Gandhiya Makkal Iyakkam.
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