Megastar Chiranjeevi’s political stint was a flop. He was ruling the movie industry as the number one hero when he had floated the Praja Rajyam party in 2008.
He thought that he would become Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh given his popularity much like NTR became in 1983. But Chiranjeevi had seen humiliating defeat.
He later merged his party into Congress and has returned to films. Chiranjeevi is sticking to the film world and enjoying the superstar status again.
As he had a bad experience in the political arena, the megastar is also telling Superstar Rajinikanth not to contest the polls and continue doing films.
As part of the promotion of the Tamil version of “Sye Raa”, Chiranjeevi gave a lengthy interview to popular Tamil Magazine Ananda Vikatan.
Through this interview, he has advised Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan to stay away from politics. Kamal Haasan’s political party MNM
When he was asked about Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan's political party already contested in the recent Lok Sabha polls and didn’t win a single seat.
“This is a hard fact. Artistes are sensitive persons. Politics is not our cup of tea. I suggest Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan enjoy their great work in films. They are legends and should not step into this tough world of politics,” he said.
Rajinikanth is yet to float political party but he has plans of contesting in Tamilnadu Assembly elections that scheduled to be held in 2021.