THE THALAIVA TWIST
Superstar Rajinikanth, Thalaiva (literally: leader) to the legions of his fans, turns 70 on December 12. Much is being made of the political timing of his latest announcement that his much-awaited political debut, frozen now for a while in ‘Coming Soon’ mode, is indeed, finally, coming soon. On New Year’s eve, he says. There’s barely four months left for the assembly election, but in cryptic tweets that seem like teasers ahead of a film release, he promises to usher in sweeping change.
It’s not impossible, though, that the superstar felt his advancing age while tweeting ‘it’s now or never…’ though the tweet (in Tamil) is couched in grand promises and delicious ambivalence.
