“Rajinikanth not joining politics, he’s totally opposed to actors joining politics,” says Pahlaj Nihalani : Bollywood News

Slamming reports of Rajinikanth being inducted into the Bharatiya Janta Party, producer and CBFC chief Pahlaj Nihalani debunks the entire speculation on the actor’s political manoeuvres.

“Rajinikanth not joining politics, he’s totally opposed to actors joining politics,” says Pahlaj Nihalani

Says Nihalani, “Will he, won’t he? Such a useless debate. Rajini ji will never join politics. He is totally against actors going into politics. In fact when I told Rajini ji about his colleague and dear friend Shatrughan Sinha’s plans to join politics in 2009, Rajini ji was very disturbed. He tried his best to dissuade Shatrughan Sinha from joining politics. He felt Shatruji’s fans would feel cheated. Likewise Mr Bachchan when he joined politics Rajini Sir was very disturbed. ‘Why must a superstar of his stature go into politics?’ he asked repeatedly.”

Nihalani completely rules out a political career for Rajinikanth. “Rajini ji's family thinks he is too innocent to understand politics. He has got feelers from all the parties. But he is not getting into politics.”