Chennai:
Megastar Rajinikanth has rubbished the reports of him joining any political party and stated that he isn't afraid of joining politics but is rather hesitant.
"Politics is dangerous and deep. I am not afraid of politics, but hesitant. In politics you need strong roots," the 63-year-old actor said at the launch of the audio and trailer of his tri-lingual action-thriller 'Lingaa'. "I have been moving in the direction shown by God. If he desires that I should come to politics, I will serve the people," the megastar said.
Also Read | Superstar Rajinikanth thanks Sri Lankan Tamils for their love and affection
Rajinikanth added that doing films with social message is also a 'service to the society'. The actor praised the 'Lingaa' team including director KS Ravikumar, saying, "They looked after me like a kid on the sets. The care and warmth shown by them touched me a lot." A large numbers of fans had gathered on the occasion to witness the launch of the audio release.
A couple of songs and the trailer of the film were screened during the launch which was also attended by the female lead of 'Lingaa'- Sonakshi Sinha and Anushka Shetty, besides producer Rockline Venkatesh.
Also Read | Rajinikanth, Deepika Padukone not reuniting again: Pa Ranjith
'Lingaa' is expected to release on Rajinikanth's birthday on December 12. The film is being produced in Tamil, Telugu and Hindi. Oscar winner A R Rahman has scored the music.