Rajnikanth compared to Narendra Modi!

A biography on the famous Tamil superstar, Rajnikanth, has been released on March 6 at Taj Connemara in Chennai. Writer of the biography is the well known political analyst and the editor of the Tamil magazine Thuglaq, Cho Ramaswamy.

The chief guest at the function was M Saravanan, producer AVM Studios who produced Rajni’s last film Sivaji: The Boss. Former Director, Central Bureau of Investigation, D R Karthikeyan was the guest of honour.

Main highlight of the function was amusing speech by Cho Ramaswamy in which he compared the actor with Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujrat. He said bith are similar. Rajni is a good administrator and can lead the state to prosperity if enters politics.

“Honesty and probity are in short supply in politics today. If Rajnikanth comes to power, he will bring in a corruption-free government,” he added.

Cho confessed that he had not gone through the book yet but he praised the actor and said, “Even though he is in films, he is not arrogant. Neither is he after power or money. He follows whatever God says. Perhaps he is the only man who follows God’s words diligently,”

Cho said regarding Rajni’s visit to Rishikesh, “When I asked him why he spends 15 days in a year at Rishikesh (gateway to the Himalayan pilgrimage) surviving on porridge and fruits, he replied with a smile saying, ‘I go there so that I do not have see people like you!’”

Most of the People thought Cho as the advisor of Rajni on political issues. Cho cleared these confusions and said, “People say I am Rajni’s advisor. If he had followed my advice, he would not have become so successful!”

Cho described Rajnikanth as a man who “talks politics but is not a politician. He believes in spirituality but he is not a sanyasi. Rajni is a special creation of God.”

D R Karthikeyan, former said, “The book is a good attempt at recording the events in the life of an actor who achieved success after crossing several hurdles. Rajnikanth was no hypocrite as he accepts his failures and shortcomings in his life openly in the book”,

First copy of the book was given to Rajnikanth’s daughter and filmmaker Soundarya Rajnikanth. She said, “I am proud to be the daughter of a great man.”

For the time being, the book is translated into Tamil and Japanese. Published by Om Books International, the 384-page book includes 100 pictures and costs Rs 490.