Putting an end to rumours of him joining the BJP, S.A. Chandrasekhar, father of popular Kollywood actor Vijay, clarified that he has no intention to join the saffron party.
Chandrasekhar said he has been receiving calls from people asking about such a move. He told The News Minute that there is no truth in the reports that say that he is planning to join the BJP.
The rumours had strengthened in the wake of actor-turned-politician Khushbu Sundar joining the BJP in Delhi on Monday.
It is to be noted that Vijay has, through his films, especially the 2017 action thriller Mersal, taken on the BJP-ruled Centre over the Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the healthcare system in the country, among other issues. The move hadn't gone down well with a few BJP leaders, with some of them bringing up his religion. BJP’s senior leader H. Raja called Vijay by his full name saying, “Joseph Vijay’s hate campaign against Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” and in tweet, dubbed Mersal a 'movie made with Christian plot'.
Vijay had also hinted at a possible political entry while promoting his film Sarkar in 2018. "I am not a CM in this film. If I become a CM, i will not act. I will set a precedent on how a CM should function by routing out corruption first," he had then said.
