Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth’s political ambitions are like ‘glamorous paper flowers’, says DMK’s MK Stalin
Taking a veiled dig once again at top actors Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan for their political ambitions, DMK Working President M K Stalin today likened them to ‘glamorous paper flowers’ which do not spread fragrance.
“Owing to seasonal changes some flowers may suddenly bloom and later wither. Similarly, in Tamil Nadu’s political arena too glamorous paper flowers may bloom,” he said in an apparent reference to top actors Rajinikanth and Haasan’s political entry.
The Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly, in a letter to party cadres said though “such flowers may bloom, they do not spread fragrance,” which is seen as an indication that the duo could not succeed and shine in politics though they could enter the fray.
Kamal Haasan was quick to retort to Stalin’s jibe, telling reporters at Madurai that “I am not a flower, I am a seed, sow me, I will grow.”
Stalin, in his letter also said that DMK was a massive people’s movement nurtured by late party founder C N Annadurai and party patriarch M Karunanidhi.
The party cannot be shaken by anyone who is driven by ideology and it is the lifeline of the people’s rights.
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