This
is
the
only
question
rounds
in
Kodambakkam
after
the
declaration
of
powerful
Tamil
Films
Producers
Council
and
Nadigar
Sangam
for
a
hunger
strike
on
Thursday
April
4th
against
the
Kannada
Chauvinists'
violence
over
the
Tamils
and
Tamil
Films.
On
Tuesday
evening
the
TFPC
has
directly
issued
an
order
saying
that
Tamil
Superstar
Rajinikanth,
who
has
his
strong
roots
in
Bangalore,
should
take
part
in
the
fasting
and
show
his
'sympathy
and
loyalty'
with
the
Tamils.
The
Council
has
also
made
it
clear
that
other
Tamil
actors
and
technicians,
who
have
Kannada
origin
like
'Action
King'
Arjun,
director
Prabhu
Deva,
Prakash
Raj,
Murali,
Raju
Sundaram
and
his
father
Sundaram
Master
should
also
take
part
in
the
one-day
token
fast.
Rama
Narayanan,
the
President
of
the
Council
said
in
his
circular:
"The
Tamil
Film
Industry
will
observe
fasting
as
a
token
of
showing
our
solidarity
and
condemnation
to
the
attacks
on
Tamils
by
Pro-Kannada
outfits
in
Karnataka
on
the
Hogenakkal
issue
on
April
4
in
Chennai
the
attack.
All
must
be
attended
the
fast
without
fail
and
all
the
activities
of
the
Film
Industry
will
be
canceled
on
the
day
to
make
them
convenient
to
attend
the
fasting."
On
his
part
Sarath
Kumar,
the
Nadigar
Sangam
President
said
that
the
Tamil
Film
Industry
and
Tamils
in
Karnataka
were
the
most
affected.
He
added
that
all
technicians
and
artists
of
Tamil
Film
Industry,
who
have
Karnataka
origin
must
also
participate
in
the
Friday
(April
4)
protest,
failure
of
which
would
lead
to
non-cooperation
from
the
Film
Industry.
This
seems
like
Council
and
Sangam
are
targeting
Rajinikanth
once
again.
It
may
be
recalled
that
a
few
years
back
the
Tamil
Film
Industry
got
divided
over
the
Cauvery
issue.
In
2002
October
12,
Nadigar
Sangam
under
Vijaykanth
staged
a
strong
protest
rally
on
the
Cauvery
issue
in
front
of
Neyveli
Power
Station.
All
leading
Tamil
Cinema
stars
participated
in
the
Neyveli
rally
except
the
Superstar,
who
conducted
his
own
fasting
in
style
on
the
very
next
day
near
Marina
beach
in
Chennai.
Almost
all
the
leading
actors
had
attended
the
fasting
too
and
proved
their
loyalty
and
support
to
the
Superstar.
At
that
time
Rajini
slammed
out
at
his
colleagues
openly
by
saying
that
what
their
protests
could
achieve
in
Cauvery
issue,
even
that
couldn't
be
solved
by
the
Apex
Court,
and
top
authorities
of
the
country.
Nobody
has
the
answer
for
that
and
kept
a
mum.
He
told
that
Nationalization
of
Rivers
can
be
the
only
solution
to
solve
this
kind
of
inter-state
river
disputes
and
declared
that
he
would
be
ready
to
give
Rs.1
crore
to
Nationalization
of
Rivers
in
the
country,
if
the
Govt.
came
out
with
any
such
project
immediately.
Also
He
gave
an
explanation
for
his
solo
fasting
that
that
was
only
performed
for
the
sake
of
the
life
of
over
5
million
Tamilians
living
in
Bangalooru
and
Karnataka.
Finally,
Rajini
won
in
that
battle
and
his
image
among
the
public
also
considerably
increased
as
reported
by
Loyola
College
Surveys.
Now
nearly
six
years
after
that
incident
once
again,
the
Superstar
is
again
compelled
by
the
Council
and
Sangam
to
prove
his
sympathy
and
loyalty
to
the
state
that
made
him
as
a
legend
and
the
Superstar
of
Indian
Cinema.
At
present
he
is
busy
with
the
shooting
of
his
forthcoming
film
Kuselan
in
Hyderabad.
Will
Rajinikanth
participate
in
the
fasting
and
prove
his
loyalty
towards
Nadigar
Sangam
and
TFPC?
Just
wait
for
a
day.