Never Aspired To Become CM: Rajinikanth

Says, need fewer party posts, more youngsters contesting elections and separation of party and government leadership.

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Kollywood superstar Rajinikanth said that he never aspired to become a Chief Minister, instead he would appoint a honest and talented youngster as the chief minister, when his prospective political party is voted to power.

“I have never imagined myself to be a chief minister even in my dreams and people of Tamil Nadu know this from 1996,” Rajinikanth said at a press conference here on Thursday.

1996 campaign

The actor was referring to his 1996 campaign supporting the DMK-TMC alliance, which led to the ousting of AIADMK government headed by late J Jayalalithaa.