Título: Rajinikanth
Seção: Politics
Background: Rajinikanth was born on 12 December 1950, in a Maratha family in Bangalore, Mysore State (present day Karnataka). His mother was a housewife, and his father Ramoji Rao Gaekwad, a police constable, He was named Shivaji Rao Gaekwad after Chhatrapati Shivaji, a Maratha warrior King, and was brought up speaking Marathi at home and Kannada outside. Rajinikanth's ancestors hailed from Mavadi Kadepathar, Maharashtra and Nachikuppam, Tamil Nadu. He is the youngest of four siblings in a family consisting of two elder brothers (Satyanarayana Rao and Nageshwara Rao) and a sister (Aswath Balubhai).

Conteúdo: In January 2011, Rajinikanth was slated to appear in Rana, a period film to be produced by Soundarya Rajinikanth and directed by K. S. Ravikumar, who would work with the actor for a third time. During the principal photography of the film on 29 April 2011, he suffered a mild foodborne illness on the sets, which led to vomiting, dehydration, and exhaustion. He was treated at St. Isabel's Hospital for a day before being discharged. Five days later, he was rushed to the same hospital again after suffering from breathlessness and fever. He was diagnosed with bronchitis and was kept at the hospital for a week, while also spending a few days in an intensive care unit. Several conflicting reports of discharge dates arose, as well as claims of Rajinikanth's health deteriorating. Two days after his last discharge, Rajinikanth was admitted to the Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute on 16 May 2011 for recurring respiratory and gastrointestinal problems. The hospital maintained that Rajinikanth was in stable condition and showed positive response to treatment. It was widely reported that he required a kidney transplantation, which was later denied by Dhanush.  On 21 May 2011, Aishwarya Rajinikanth released a photo of her and Rajinikanth in his hospital ward, both posing with a thumbs signal, responding to fans' negative reaction to news reports. The hospital restricted unauthorised visitors. Rajinikanth's brother, Sathyanarayana Rao Gaekwad, reported that the cause of 

user: What are his political views?

assistant: Rajinikanth began supporting the Indian National Congress

user: Did you support any specific politicians?

assistant: Prime Minister P. V. Narasimha Rao.

user: In what ways did he support the prime minister?

assistant: An opinion poll conducted by the magazine Kumudam predicted that Congress, with Rajinikanth's support, might win up to 130 seats

user: Did Congress win seats because of his support?

assistant: Rajinikanth changed loyalties

user: Who did he change his loyalty to?

assistant: supported the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK)-Tamil Maanila Congress (TMC) alliance.

user: Why did he change his support to them?

assistant: the Congress Party decided to align with All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) for the assembly election in Tamil Nadu,

user: who won the assembly election?

assistant: This alliance had a complete victory in 1996.

user: Was he an elected official?

assistant: Fans of Rajinikanth in Tamil Nadu have continuously speculated on his entry in politics,

user: Did he campaign for anyone?

assistant: Rajinikanth said he would personally vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

user: Did his campaigning have influence in the election?

assistant: The party, however, failed to win any seats