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#LeftRightCentre | "Not surprised, it is a sound and responsible decision": N Ram, Director, The Hindu, on the #Rajinikanth's U-turn to not enter politics

#LeftRightCentre |"#Rajinikanth's reluctance is visible from the fact that he made the first announcement about starting his party in December 2017": Dhanya Rajendran, Editor-in-Chief, The News Minute, on the superstar's decision to opt out of politics

#LeftRightCentre | "When our team went on the ground to assess the impact of #Rajinikanth's plunge into electoral politics, it was found that not even 2% of voters were in favour": Naresh Arora, Co-Founder, DesignBoxed

#LeftRightCentre | "I think #Rajinikanth realised that he can't form a government alone in Tamil Nadu. This is not the time for a Tsunami-wave of a single personality changing the entire politics of the state": Kasthuri, Actor and Political Commentator

#LeftRightCentre | "#Rajinikanth was confident all along, he was not reluctant": N Umashankar, Lawyer and Rajini Admirer