‘My level has not fallen that much…’ Rajinikanth angry over reports of jealousy with CM Vijay

Chennai: South superstar Rajinikanth held a press conference at his home in Chennai on Sunday (May 17). During this, he broke his silence on all the political speculations arising after the results of Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. He clearly said that his statements and meetings are being misrepresented. He said that if he had not reacted to these rumours, people would have accepted them as truth.

In fact, actor-turned-politician Vijay’s party Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) registered a landslide victory in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. After the results, there were reports that Rajinikanth was unhappy with the results, while some people claimed that he was trying to merge the parties. Today he clarified all these things.

Rajinikanth told that after the election results, he had met DMK chief and former Chief Minister MK Stalin, about which many things were said. He made it clear that the friendship between him and Stalin was far above politics. He said that he was personally saddened by Stalin’s defeat on Kulathur seat and that is why he met him.

Rajinikanth said that he is holding a press conference because many rumors are being spread about him regarding the elections. He said, ‘If I do not respond to these rumours, they will be accepted as truth. After the election results, I went to meet MK Stalin and it became a subject of criticism. Our friendship is beyond politics. I am sad that MK Stalin lost from Kulathur.

Whereas Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK) and its chief C.Joseph. After Vijay’s election victory, the discussion intensified on social media that Rajinikanth is not happy with the result. Some people even claimed that he did not want to see Vijay become the Chief Minister or was trying for some political equation. He was accused of not congratulating Vijay after TVK’s majority victory.

Responding to these claims, Rajinikanth said, ‘Rumors started spreading that I had said that Vijay should not become the Chief Minister or that I was trying to merge the two parties. Some people are saying that I did not congratulate him at the airport, whereas I congratulated him at

He further said that my level has not fallen that much. He said, ‘Rajinikanth is not a bad kind of person who would comment on anything else unnecessarily. I was definitely surprised to hear the news of Vijay becoming the Chief Minister. But I felt equally happy. I congratulated him as soon as he became the Chief Minister. I am not in politics, so why should I be jealous of Vijay?’ He further said smilingly, ‘If Kamal Haasan had become the Chief Minister, perhaps I would have been jealous. He said, ‘There is a generation gap of 25 years between Vijay and me. It won’t look good if we compete’

Along with this, Rajinikanth also praised Vijay. He said that at the age of 52, Vijay achieved the feat which even veteran leaders like MGR and NTR could not achieve so soon. He said, ‘Vijay won by fighting BJP at the Center and two big parties of the state. This was a pleasant experience full of surprises for me. I have no jealousy. There are a lot of expectations from Vijay and my best wishes are with him.