CHENNAI: Chief minister M K Stalin came in for praise from actor Rajnikanth for his administrative and political skills, at a public function in the city on Saturday
“In neighbouring states, political descendants are struggling to run parties founded by their forefathers and many have even failed. But in Tamil Nadu, Stalin has managed to run the party successfully,” Rajnikanth said.
“This shows his administrative skills, hard work and his political knowledge,” Rajinikanth said. The actor evoked laughter when he said, “Stalin sir, hats off to you” referring to the CM’s handling of senior ministers. “Managing new students in a school is much easier when compared to the old students. These old students (referring to senior ministers) are not just ordinary students but are meritorious students who score top marks. They stay in the same class not because they have failed but because they have scored high marks and are not willing to move out of the class,” Rajnikanth said.
Rajnikanth was speaking at a function where Stalin released the book ‘Kalaignar Enum Thaai' written by PWD minister E V Velu. Stalin said, “The title of the book says everything. Kalaignar was not just a father to me but also my mother. He was a mother to lakhs of party cadres including Velu.”
Rajinikanth said that if others had faced the criticism Karunanidhi did, they would have disappeared. He wanted a movie made on the life and times of Karunanidhi.
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