Fans in Mumbai celebrate Rajinikanth’s political announcement

Hundreds of fans of the actor gathered in Mumbai at the head-office of Maharashtra State Rajinikanth Welfare Association in suburban Chembur following the announcement.

Hundreds of fans of Tamil cinema superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday burst crackers and distributed sweets here after the actor announced his entry into politics.

People celebrate and pour milk on an image of movie superstar Rajinikanth after he announced his plans to form a political party in Mumbai, on Sunday. (AP)

Rajinikanth on Sunday said he would be floating his own political party ahead of the next Assembly elections in Tamil Nadu.

The actor had said that the motto of his party would be “truthfulness, hard work and growth”.

Hundreds of fans of the actor gathered in Mumbai at the head-office of Maharashtra State Rajinikanth Welfare Association in suburban Chembur following the announcement.

“We have 150 associations of Rajini sir in Maharashtra out of which 90 are in Mumbai. These are at places like Sion, Vashi, Govandi, Vasai, Santacruz, Malad among others which have a large Tamil population. It is a huge day for us, we are very happy,” Talapathy SK Aadhimoolam, president of the Maharashtra State Rajinikanth Welfare Association, told PTI.

Aadhimoolam added that members of the actor’s fan clubs have been active in social work and have also helped during times of crises and natural calamities.