Will Rajinikanth announce the name of his political party on Pongal?
If reports are to be believed, Rajinikanth is likely to announce the name of his political party on January 14.
Chennai, Jan 2: On New Year's Eve, superstar Rajinikanth gave 'good reasons' to his fans and supporters to party hard after announcing his entry into politics on Sunday.
If reports are to be believed, the 67-year-old actor-turned-politician is likely to announce the name of his political party on January 14, when Tamil Nadu will be celebrating Pongal.
Sources close to Rajinikanth have told CNN-News18 that the superstar may announce the name of his political party and lay out his strategy on Pongal.
It seems Rajinikanth has a great affinity for joyous occasions and thus likes to do everything in style during festive times.
On Monday, the top Tamil actor launched an Android mobile application and web page to enable people to become members of his fans association which could be later transformed into a political outfit.
A day after declaring his political entry, the actor launched a mobile app "Rajini Mandram," now available in Google playstore alongside a twitter account "@officialairrm," and a dedicated web page www.rajinimandram.org .
The
initiative
is
to
enable
his
fans
and
the
general
public
to
become
members
of
his
'Akila
Indiya
Rajinikanth
Rasigar
Mandram'
(All
India
Rajinikanth
Fans
Association).
In
a
brief
one-minute
video
clip,
Rajinikanth
thanked
all
those
who
welcomed
his
political
plunge.
He appealed to his fans and the general public "desiring a good political change in Tamil Nadu," to become members of the association. "Let us all together usher in a good change in Tamil Nadu," he said.
The actor had said on Sunday that after strengthening the various fan clubs by bringing in the general public, the association could be transformed into a political party ahead of the next assembly polls.
For enrolling as members, fans or members of the public should register their name and voter ID number either through the mobile app or the web page.
Both the mobile app and webpage featured a message from Rajinikanth found in the clip.
The app, web page and the official letterhead of the "mandram" which carried the actor's audio-visual message in print featured prominently the association's logo.
The logo is a "baba mudra" against a blue backdrop encircled by a serpent in black.
The
mudra
has
significance
in
yoga
and
it
features
the
ring
and
middle
fingers
held
by
the
thumb
even
as
the
little
and
index
fingers
are
in
an
upright
position.
In
Hindu
spiritual
tradition,
the
serpent
is
a
symbol
representing
awakened
consciousness
through
yogic
pursuits.
"Truthfulness, hard work, growth," and "think good, speak good, do good and only good will happen," are the slogans featured on the letterhead, app and web page. The charismatic actor has said this will be the guiding line for his proposed party.
While announcing his political debut, the veteran actor said his party would contest in all the 234 seats in the next state Assembly elections. However, Rajinikanth is yet to decide on his party's role in the all-important Lok Sabha elections 2019.
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) state unit said the actor-turned-politician's political party will join the NDA in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
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