Vijay, one of the leading heroes in Tamil now planning seriously to enter Tamil Nadu politics.
Vijay who had launched his Vijay Makkal Iyakkam on his birthday in Chennai, later held a meet in Pudukottai. In that meet he announced his political entry and his interest in protest for public cause.
On Sunday, Vinayaga Chathurthi day (August 23), Vijay and his movement with the support of ruling Congress party in Puducherry (Pondycherry), held a huge public meeting, which was attended by Puducherry Chief Minister V.Vaidyalingam.
The meeting was organized by Vijay’s Pudhucherry fan club president and Puducherry Munetra Congress MLA, N.Anand.
Nearly 50,000 people assembled at the Anna Thidal to see their favourite star. Vijay inuagurated computer training centers for poor and needy students. He also distributed cycles to them.
In his speech, Vijay urged the youth to take up social work and help the poor. When people asked Vijay about his political entry, he replied, “I will never say that I have no desire for politics, but it is like a big ocean. I feel that one has to go step by step and study the issue before plunging into it.”
Vijays’s fans went delirious when he said a typical punchline, when a student asked him whether he will enter politics : “Ithu Vere Vazhi, Varuvendi Nerathula Varum! (It’s a different route, I will come at the right time).
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It is suicidal to enter politics. If he screws up in the political arena, his movie career will effectively come to an end. Tamil cinema actors and media often over-estimates the size of their fan base. When a actor arrives on the street any tom, dick and harry walking by will crowd around to take a look. It doesn’t mean everyone gathered around is a fan. When it comes to politics, you need the support of the general public which is truly lot bigger than fan base. Rajinikanth himself knows he doesn’t stand a chance at politics, so he plays the game to keep the media and public interested. Everyone remembers what happened the last time RajiniKanth openly supported a political party that later lost badly in the elections. Didn’t he learn his lessons then. But I would like this Vijay clown to enter politics and make a big financial loss.