Rajinikanth as TN CM?
Superstar and Tamil Film Actor Rajinikanth floats a new political
party with himself as the Leader. He plans to surround himself with his close
friends from the film industry, academia and public service.
Here is the
potential list of candidates who will hold key portfolios in the Government
when elected.
Chief Minister Candidate of Tamil Nadu: Rajinikanth
Party Advisor: SP Muthuraman
Party General Secretary: Sathyanarayana
Home Minister: Ravi Raghavendra
Rural Minister: Vijayakumar (Nattamai)
Women & Child Welfare: Khushboo Sundar
And many more names and portfolios to appear soon. The Party is expected to operate as a Public Charitable Trust with all its earnings getting in to the Trust, thus making it a transparent one.
None of his family members will hold any position in the
Party/the Government.
Advantages for Rajinikanth to float a political party and
also win in the elections;
1. Clean public image – people consider his hands
to be clean without corruption and has worked up the social strata to achieve
his film industry success. He has also been one of the highest tax-paying
citizens for many years now
2. Public connect: Though Rajinikanth doesn’t
travel too much in public, he is glued to the masses through his films. He
knows the pulse of his fans, who are basically and potentially voters in
elections
3. Formidable Leadership – With the sudden demise
of Ms. Jayalalithaa and also Mr. Karunanidhi in the hospital on and off due to ill
health and age, there is a huge vacuum that has been created in TN politics
which needs to be filled in
4. Change Management – With the two Dravidian
parties having ruled the most part of Tamil Nadu in Independent India, citizens
are looking for a new mindset in TN politics with a brand new leadership and
clean governance
5. Unlearning not required – Unlike other
politicians who take a role in governance, Rajnikanth doesn’t need to unlearn
anything because he starts with a clean slate. And people are willing to give
him a chance to make things better for the future of Tamil Nadu.
6. He has always said, “I will come at the right
time” and the time seams to be ripe the most right now.
Factors that may go against Rajinikanth & his Party:
1. Political Novice: Rajinikanth has no prior
experience in Politics except for his fiery political statements in his cinemas.
Running a political party & a Government is a different ball game
altogether.
2.
Formidable Opposition: In the event that his
party wins the elections, he will have MK Stalin as the Opposition Leader whose
party may not allow the new Government to function smoothly.
3.
Public Support: Unlike MGR & NTR,
Rajinikanth doesn’t have a public sympathy and connect except for his hardcore
fans.
Before you wonder why there is no news of this in the
Press & Media, this is my first attempt in writing fiction. The above is
purely imaginary and readers can add/delete characters and situations as they
deem fit.
As an ardent fan of Thalaivar, I am not sure if he will take the
plunge now or in the near future. Probably never. However, time will tell what’s in store for
him, for TN and all of us!
Vazhga tamizh, Valarga Tamizh Nadu. Magizhchi.
I am a thalaivar fan as well. Well, who isn't in TN!. My feel is that thalaivar will not get into politics at all as he knows himself well that he is a simple man who likes to enjoy life on his own terms. I too wish that he shouldn't get into politics. Simple because he isn't a politician material, you know what i mean :).
ReplyDeleteBTW, if Cho is around what would have been his portfolio ? Hindu aranilai thurai?!