For the past three weeks, the corridors of power in Tamil Nadu have been abuzz with whispers that a tectonic shift in state politics was in the offing. The reference was to the possibility of the ruling AIADMK inviting Rajinikanth to join the party.
Despite the hush-hush advance notice, when it was slipped in almost matter-of-fact during the course of a television interview over the weekend, eyebrows went up. In an interview to Puthiya Thalamurai Tamil news channel, Tamil Development and Culture minister K Pandiarajan was asked for a comment on the persistent rumours amidst Rajini's promise to bring back MGR's rule.