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Rajinikanth Expresses Support for Jailed Chandrababu Naidu, Calls Arrest 'Vendetta Politics'

  • Rajinikanth said he wanted to visit Chandrababu Naidu in jail but could not due to a family function
  • Rajinikanth's reply shows the support Naidu gets from different quarters
  • Several I.N.D.I.A bloc leaders expressed support for Naidu and termed his arrest 'vendetta politics'
  • Rajinikanth had a short political stint between 2017-2021 with his Rajini Makkal Mandram party
  • Rajinikanth dissolved his party in 2021 saying he had no intention to return to politics
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