Chennai: Funny it might sound, but it seems superstar Rajinikanth is getting the worst of abuse from his Kollywood colleagues for indicating political intentions whereas the hardcore politicians have welcomed him to their fold and only a few of them have sneered, at worse.
After the scathing attack from director Seeman, who recently rubbished Rajini’s ‘Patcha-Tamizhan’ (pure Tamilian), it was celebrated filmmaker Bharatiraja's turn on Tuesday to slam the superstar for daring to dream of leading the Tamil people despite not being one among them.
Raja's brutal and vulgar outburst might have shocked a few at that media conference called by some film directors at the Press Club to condemn the police for booking May 17 Movement founder Thirumurugan Gandhi and three associates under the Goondas Act after they violated the prohibitory order to gather at the Marina to commemorate the Eelam war victims.
After slamming the police for Thirumurugan's detention under the Goondas' Act, Raja turned his ire against non-Tamils wanting to dominate the natives here.
“They say that we Tamils have no good leaders, so they must come and lead us. Let that be so, if we Tamils have no leadership, what are you going to do about it? If my wife has not conceived, who are you to come and father my
child? You can ask for share in anything but how can you demand share in my bed?” thundered Raja, while the others on the dais heard him in stunned silence.
