Actor-turned-politician, superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday heaped praises on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that “India needs a charismatic leader” like him. “Modi is a charismatic leader who has single-handedly ensured victory. After Vajpayee, I see Modi as the other stalwart leader in India.
On reports that Nitin Gadkari said the actor will join the BJP, he said, “I agreed with Nitin Gadkari on the inter-linking the Godavari-Krishna-Kaveri rivers to solve the water problem here.” He also said that he believes the first and foremost expectation from the NDA government for Tamil Nadu is access to clean drinking water.
“There was a pro-Modi wave in the country, barring Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Kerala. In Tamil Nadu, there was no Modi wave. Anyone who swims against the tide will sink. NDA has to take Tamil Nadu seriously. They have come forward with very good projects, especially the linking of rivers,” the superstar said.
He also congratulated his fellow colleague from the Tamil film industry, Kamal Haasan, and congratulated him for securing 4% vote share in his first parliamentary elections.
On Congress, the Thalaiva of filmdom said that it is difficult to handle the grand old party.
“It is very difficult to handle the Congress party. It is an age-old party. As a youngster, it is very difficult to handle the senior-most people in Congress. As per my observation, the senior leaders are not cooperative, they haven’t worked hard… However, Rahul Gandhi should not resign, he has to stand firm and lead the party. Opposition should be strong. Our ruling party is strong and I expect the same from the Opposition as well.
Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan were among the first invitees for Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s swearing-in at Rashtrapati Bhavan on May 30.
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