Chennai sources have stated that BJP's Poonam Mahajan met Rajinikanth on Sunday evening, setting off much buzz at a time the south superstar has hinted at warming up to politics. BJP sources, however, dismissed the meeting as a "courtesy call". Meanwhile Ms Mahajan, a parliamentarian from Mumbai, called on Rajinikanth at his Poes Garden home in Chennai, where the veteran's wife was also present.
According to sources Ms Mahajan said she hoped to work with Mrs Rajinikanth on an education project as part of the "Global Citizen" initiative. They also pointed out that her father Pramod Mahajan, a former union minister killed in 2006, was also a good friend of the actor. Moreover rumors about Rajinikanth joining politics and launching his own party have been in circulation in the state since the legendary actor's comments in May.
Further it was stated that the BJP, which is seen to be eager to fill the political vacuum left after the death of former chief minister J Jayalalitha and the split in the ruling AIADMK. Moreover Rajinikanth's meeting with a prominent BJP leader took on greater significance in that backdrop.
