Rajini’s ‘No’ to the CM post

Dr Gayathri Srikanth has made an interesting revelation in her book, on the Super Star saying `No’ to the CM post, when it came his way thro’ the then Prime Minister of India, Mr P V Narasimha Rao.

It happened in 1995, as has been penned in the biography of Rajini, titled The Name is Rajnikanth, when the then PM called Rajini over phone and expressed his desire to offer him the CM post n behalf of the Congress. It was the time when the Super Star was gaining support in his open attack on then CM Jayalalitha and was seen as a Congress sympathizer. Rajini, is believed to have sought for some time to think it over and decide upon it. Rao had suggested him to meet in person when he drops in Chennai to discuss further.

A meeting between the two happened in the Congress headquarters when Rajini said no to the offer. Super Star also opined that G K Moopanar would be an ideal choice for the CM post and also suggested an alliance with the DMK and give them another chance (Congress was in alliance with the ADMK then)

But Rao was not favoring those suggestions especially offering another chance to the DMK since it was almost 3 decades then the Congress was out of power in the State. While he was keen in getting the Congress to emerge as a power, which would be easy, should Rajini enter the fray directly,  he was not so keen in announcing GK Moopanar as the CM candidate.

Therefore he decided otherwise and the rest is history.

Now, Rajini’s refusal is boon or bane for him ?