Tamil Nadu Election: Rajinikanth’s befitting reply to Thalapathy Vijay’s party leader, says, ‘Time does not speak, it waits’

News India Live, Digital Desk: A statement by Aadhav Arjun, general secretary of Thalapathy Vijay’s party TVK, had created a stir in Tamil Nadu politics. Now Rajinikanth has expressed strong objection to this by sharing a note in Tamil on the social media platform ‘X’.1. What was the controversial statement of the TVK leader? During a protest on March 12, Aadhav Arjun had claimed that: Rajinikanth wanted to enter politics in 2020-21, but was intimidated and threatened by the ruling DMK (DMK) family. Arjun had said that Rajinikanth did not have the “mental strength” to withstand pressure, whereas Vijay has that courage.2. Rajinikanth’s ‘powerful’ response Rajinikanth vehemently rejected these allegations, writing: Contrary to the facts: “The opinion given by Aadhav Arjun is far from the truth. It is only an attempt to defame me.” Famous phrase: He wrote in his familiar style – “Time does not speak, rather it waits and gives the right answer.” Gratitude to supporters: Rajinikanth thanked all those political leaders (EPS, Annamalai, Thol Thirumavalavan etc) and thanked the fans who condemned this derogatory statement and stood by his side.3. Political reactionsDMK’s stance: Tamil Nadu minister S. Raghupathi rejected the allegations and said that relations between Rajinikanth and DMK have always been friendly. He accused TVK of taking ‘political mileage with the help of lies’. AIADMK and BJP: Leader of Opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami (EPS) and BJP state president Nainar Nagendran also supported Rajinikanth and said that the decision to stay in politics or not was Rajinikanth’s personal right, which should be respected.4. Why did Rajinikanth leave politics? Rajinikanth clarified in his statement (and his fans also reminded) that his decision to step back from politics in 2021 was due to health concerns and the risk of the Covid-19 pandemic, and not due to any external pressure.