Rajinikanth had lashed out his opinions earlier today on Wednesday about the on-going violence that is currently going on in the capital city. He said that the violence that erupted in parts of Delhi in which at least 24 people have lost their lives and over 200 people have been severely injured, was due to intelligence failure and further stated that the riots should have been dealt with an iron fist.
The actor told reporters, "All protests that are happening in Delhi are because of intelligence failure. I condemn it. When a leader like (US President Donald) Trump is in the country, the intelligence (officials) should have been more vigilant. They didn’t do their job properly. At least now I expect them to be vigilant and the violence should be dealt with an iron fist. If it is the intelligence failure, then it is also the Home Ministry's failure. I strongly condemn the people and the political parties that use religion for electoral gains.”
Hours later, his colleague and Ulaganayagan Kamal Haasan congratulated him for his statements. Taking a cue from Rajinikanth’s famous punch line from Padayappa- “En vazhi, thani vazhi,” he tweeted, "Shabash Rajini. Welcome to this route - it's not a separate route but the path trodden by an entire community. Welcome and Congrats."