'Damaged his own image': Rajinikanth gets trolled for touching CM Yogi Adityanath's feet

Digital Desk: With his most recent film, Jailer, which was released in theatres on August 10, renowned actor Rajinikanth finally delivered a true blockbuster after a long period of time. Within nine days of its release, Nelson's action comedy has made Rs 245 crore in India and Rs 452 crore internationally.

The superstar met Yogi Adityanath, the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, on Saturday, August 19, in Lucknow, the state capital, and his touching of the politician's feet has enraged his supporters and the general public. The incident's video has received a lot of social media shares, and the Enthiran star is receiving vicious trolls for it.

One user of X (formerly known as Twitter) who shared the video said, "Did he truly touch Yogi Adityanatha's feet?! Did he leave his self-respect in Tamil Nadu itself?!" and "Star has fallen in minor portions," respectively. Another person commented, "This was really disappointing." "Today, Rajini fans will learn how to distinguish between the artist and the work," read another comment. I wish you luck.

Moreover, a netizen uploaded a scene from Rajinikanth's blockbuster movie Kaala, writing, "In Pa. Ranjith's movie Kaala, there's a scene where Kaala (Rajnikanth) prevents Hari's granddaughter from touching his feet and says "Namaste" is enough. If only actors behaved as they do in movies. Such a fall.

Speaking of his most recent hit, Jailer, Vinayakan, Ramya Krishnan, Yogi Babu, Vasanth Ravi, Mirnaa Menon, and Sunil are among the actors who play crucial roles in the movie in addition to Rajinikanth. In cameo roles, Tamannaah Bhatia, Mohanlal, Jackie Shroff, and Shiva Rajkumar are all included in the Nelson film's pan-Indian star cast. Behind Mani Ratnam's Ponnyin Selvan 1 and the superstar's own science-fiction actioner 2.0, Jailer is now the third-highest-grossing Tamil movie of all time.