Amid the political turmoil and vacuum created by J Jayalalithaa's demise and M Karunanidhi's ill-health, filmstar Rajinikanth on Sunday announced his foray into politics with plans to launch his own political party at an "appropriate time". The actor, who had been dilly-dallying about his political debut for several years now, added that his party would contest all the 234 seats in Tamil Nadu in the next Assembly elections in 2021.
Addressing his fans at the Raghavendra marriage hall in Chennai, 67-year-old Rajinikanth said a lot has happened in Tamil Nadu in the past one year and that "all other states are

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