It is learnt that superstar Rajinikanth may soon launch his own political party.
Sources have told India Today TV that the 66-year-old star has been advised by senior RSS ideologue S Gurumurthy to float his own outfit.
Sources said Gurumurthy's proposal is part of a BJP plan to enter the state riding on the massive popularity and cult status enjoyed by Rajinikanth in Tamil Nadu.
Meanwhile, it has also been learnt that megastar Amitabh Bachchan has advised Rajinikanth not to go for active politics.
Amitabh himself had a brief stint with politics in the 1980s when he contested and won from Allahabad Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh on a Congress ticket.
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