Rajinikanth hesitant to join politics

Chennai: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth who has been invited by various political parties to join them, said that he was not scared of politics, but hesitant to take the plunge. "Everybody wants me to join politics. I'm aware of its depth and danger. I'm not afraid, but just a little hesitant," he said at the audio release promotional event for his action film 'Lingaa'.
"It's not in my hands. If god is willing, I will serve people," he said, reiterating his oft-quoted remark. "I think doing films with a social message is also some kind of service to society. Making films and entering politics is easy, but emerging victorious is tough in both," he added. BJP has been wooing the cine icon openly in recent times. Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he was campaigning for BJP in Tamil Nadu had called on the star at his residence. Union minister Pon Radhakrishnan and state BJP president Tamilisai Soundarrajan have expressed hope that Rajini would join the party. TNCC chief E V K S Elangovan has said the actor should not join any party as he belongs to the entire state.
At the audio release event, filmmakers Ameer, Cheran, K S Ravikumar and a few others urged Rajinikanth to join politics as his fans want him to become chief minister. "Rajini sir should enter politics. His fans want him to become chief minister. We all believe he will join politics soon," Ameer said.
Ravi Kumar said that he wants to see Rajinikanth join politics, but the decision lies with the latter who shouldn't be forced. A few personalities even compared Rajini with Mahatma Gandhi and Former TN CM K Kamaraj and urged his venture into politics. Though he has been hinting about his political interest from 1995, Rajnikanth never got into direct politics. Critics point out that he gives these kind of indications whenever his movies are releasing. "He will create a hype during his movie release. But chances of his political entry are very remote," they said.