NEW DELHI, Jan. 4 -- Yes, septuagenarian Tamil superstar Rajinikanth's long-awaited plunge into Tamil Nadu's political arena and his promise of corruption-free "spiritual" politics has failed to take off.
Many were hopeful that with his entry into politics, Rajinikanth would emulate the legendary M G Ramachandran, also a matinee idol, who initially was with the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) for almost two decades. He then launched the All India Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) only to become three-time Chief Minister of the state.
Since 1996 there had been persistent speculations with one set of people vouching that Rajinikanth would join politics and other arguing otherwise. However, hopes grew stronger when four years ago, after ann...