Rajini fever gets political: Gifs and jokes flood Twitter as Rajinikanth announces political entry

Addressing fans, Rajinikanth said his party will be launched ahead of assembly elections at an appropriate time.

CHENNAI: Ending all speculations, Tamil movie superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday announced his entry into politics. He said he would float a political party and contest in all the 234 Assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in the ensuing polls.

"I am joining politics for sure," the 67-year-old said amid thunderous applause from fans.

Addressing fans, he said that his party will be launched ahead of assembly elections at an appropriate time. "The policies of the party will be taken to the people. Truthfulness, hard work and growth will be the slogan of his party," he said.

"Do good, speak and only good will happen," will be the guiding slogan, he said. 

Quoting a shloka from the Bhagwad Gita which stresses on the importance of doing one's duty and leaving the rest to the Lord, he said, "This is the compulsion of time."

As expected, Rajinikanth has become a top trend on social media with people tweeting jokes and gifs welcoming his grand entry into politics.

His fans are elated, of course!

They are, in fact, waiting for his campaigns to begin already!

The jokes are inevitable

No one spared other political parties too!

Jokes and memes aside, the gifs this time take the cake in this competition of 'who is the funniest' on Twitter!

Rajinikanth, who is referred to as 'Thalaivar' or the 'Ultimate Boss' by his fans, enjoys almost demigod status among his followers. His decision to launch a party is definitely a high point for his fans. How cautious should the opposition be, only time will tell.