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  • Megastars Chiranjeevi and Rajinikanth attend Naidu’s swearing-in ceremony – The Economic Times Video

    On June 12, 2024, N. Chandrababu Naidu was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh. The ceremony was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, along with Union Ministers Amit Shah, JP Nadda, and Nitin Gadkari. Several cine stars, including megastars Chiranjeevi, Rajinikanth, and Ram Charan, were also present at the ceremony. Watch!

  • Sonia, Rajinikanth, Amitabh Bachchan in Modi-led panel for commemoration of 75 years of independence

    By Express News Service
    NEW DELHI:  The Centre constituted a national committee under Prime Minister Narendra Modi with 259 members, including all union ministers, chief ministers, Opposition leaders for the commemoration of 75 years of independence this year. 

    The committee includes several Union ministers  including Amit Shah,  Rajnath Singh, Ravi Shankar Prasad, S Jaishankar and Prakash Javadekar. It will also include former president Pratibha Patil, CJI S A Bobde, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, former prime ministers  Manmohan Singh and  H D Devegowda, chief ministers, governors, and Opposition leaders like Sonia Gandhi and Sitaram Yechury. Economist Amartya Sen is also a part of the committee. 

    Other notable panel members  include artists like Lata Mangeshkar, Amitabh Bachhan, Rajnikanth, A R Rahman, Anupam Kher, Hema Malini, Prosenjit Chatterjee, sportspersons like Sachin Tendulkar, M S Dhoni,  P T Usha, Mary Kom, spiritual leaders, film directors, and business leaders like Ratan Tata, Nandan Nilekani, among others. 

  • Now, Congress’ Chidambaram Courts Rajinikanth; Wants To ‘work In Harmony In 2021 & 2024’

    Senior Congress neta P Chidambaram expressed his desire to ‘work in harmony’ with Rajinikanth and revealed that he was looking forward to doing so in the years 2021 and 2024 following the Kollywood megastar’s decision to withdraw his entry into politics. Rajinikanth took his fans and the people of Tamil Nadu by surprise by deciding not to take the political plunge ahead of the Tamil Nadu assembly polls, citing health concerns. Many Congress leaders, including P Chidambaram’s son Karti, had accused Rajinikanth of being BJP’s B-team as soon as the Kollywood star had announced his intention to formally launch his political party on December 3.

    However, the senior Congress leader seems to have adopted a different approach towards Rajinikanth now. Taking to Twitter, P Chidambaram expressed his desire to work closely with Rajinikanth in the future, especially in the years 2021 and 2024. Both 2021 and 2024 are significant years in terms of electoral politics as Rajinikanth’s support for any party can sway voters to their side, considering the impact of the Kollywood superstar on the people of Tamil Nadu – as pointed out by RSS ideologue Gurumurthy shortly after Rajinikanth announced his decision to not enter politics.

    “I look forward to 2021 and then in 2024. Among them is my political desire to work in harmony with Mr. Rajinikanth, may they live in good health for a century!”, P Chidambaram wrote on Twitter. 

    The Kollywood megastar was scheduled to announce the launch of his party on December 31 and his party on January subsequently; however, he withdrew from the political race months ahead of the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections. Rajinikanth indicated he did not want to sound chivalrous by saying he will join politics despite his severe health concerns and that he did not want to “make a victim” of his supporters now. “Therefore, I inform with great regret I am unable to come to politics by floating a political party. Only I know the pain behind making this announcement,” the 70-year-old actor said.

  • Chetnavani to impose fine on Rajinikanth, petitioned Madras High Court seeking tax exemption

    Veteran film actor and superstar Rajinikanth reached the Madras High Court for a tax waiver, but the judge said that he should be fined. Rajinikanth had filed a petition on behalf of Greater Chennai Corporation seeking tax of Rs 6.5 lakh as property tax for his Sri Raghavendra Kalyan Mandapam.

    On this, the court warned Rajinikanth that the cost (cast) can be imposed on him for coming to court against the demand of tax. Rajinikanth’s lawyer has asked the court for some time to withdraw his case. Actually, the actor said that if he did not use the marriage hall since 24 March, then on what basis the tax is being taken.

    Rajinikanth said in the petition that if the hall is not being used by lockdown then revenue has not been made due to this. If revenue is not made then how is tax being made? It has been told in a report that the corporation had sent property tax notice on half-yearly basis.