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Rajinikanth blames anti-social elements for Sterlite protest
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 30 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Wednesday held anti-social elements responsible for Sterlite protests that claimed 13 lives in Tamil Nadu's Thoothukudi district.
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Rajinikanth's 'Kaala' may not release in Karnataka
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Karnataka [India], May 30(ANI): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth's upcoming gangster movie 'Kaala' may not hit theaters in Karnataka after the Confederation of Pro-Kannada Organisations pleaded so in the wake of superstar's demand to release Cauvery river water for Tamil Nadu.
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Kamal Haasan demands Sterlite industry to be shut
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Thoothukudi (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 23 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Wednesday demanded that the Sterlite industry must be shut.
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Cauvery water row: Kumaraswamy asks Rajinikanth to visit Karnataka
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Hassan (Karnataka) [India], May 21 (ANI): After actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth demanded Karnataka to release Cauvery river water for Tamil Nadu, Karnataka Chief Minister-designate HD Kumaraswamy on Monday invited the superstar to the state to see the conditions of reservoirs, where w
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Giving 15 days to BJP to prove majority was mockery of democracy: Rajnikan
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 20 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Sunday hailed the turn of events in the Karnataka assembly, terming them a "win for democracy".
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Cauvery dispute: Kamal Haasan invites Stalin, Rajnikanth for meeting
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], May 15(ANI): Actor-turned politician Kamal Haasan on Monday met Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) working president M.K. Stalin in Chennai and invited him for an 'all-party meeting' to discuss the ongoing Cauvery dispute on May 19.
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'Deliver justice to TN':Kamal Haasan's message to Modi on Cauvery issue
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Apr 12 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Thursday recorded an open message for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, asking for justice to Tamil Nadu over the Cauvery water dispute.
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Rajinikanth denounces violence during anti-IPL stir
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 11 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Wednesday demanded strict action against those who thrashed policemen during the anti-IPL protests, saying that violence was no solution to the Cauvery row.
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Rajinikanth rebuffs reports of connection with BJP
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 20 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth on Tuesday rebuffed the reports of being backed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said that his only source of support is God and the people.
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Parties neglecting farmers are wrong: Kamal Haasan
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Erode (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar. 11 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday opined that any political party that neglects farmers' interests in not going in the right direction.
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Won't talk politics on my spiritual tour: Rajinikanth
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Reasi (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Mar. 11 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth, who is on an annual spiritual pilgrimage to the Himalayas, on Sunday said he will not talk about politics on his pilgrimage.
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Kamal Hassan backs Rahul, criticizes demonetization
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], Mar 11 (ANI): Actor-turned-politician Kamal Hasan on Sunday criticised the Goods and Services Tax (GST) bill and demonetisation.
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