CHENNAI, March 14 -- The "Supreme Star" and "Super Hero" of Tamil films R Sarath Kumar joined the BJP on Tuesday after disbanding the All India Samathwa Party which he had launched. Sarath Kumar, who has acted in various roles in Tamil, Malayalam, Kannada and Telugu movies has a considerable fan following in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. He announced on Tuesday that Narendra Modi was his role model and was all praise for the leadership of the Prime Minister.

What makes Sarat Kumar a super catch for the BJP is his qualities as a communicator par excellence while the other super star Kamal Haassan is yet to prove his credentials as a public speaker. Joseph Vijay, yet another super mega star in Tamil filmdom is not known for his oratorical skills. V...