The one and the only Rajinikanth is really a superstar and has proved umpteen times. He has his own style of doing things. This time he has gone a bit further and made everyone wonder whether he is better as  a superstar or a super politician! Rajinikanth called Tamil Nadu new Chief Minister Jayalalithaa after being discharged from the hospital in Singapore where he was admitted late last month for respiratory problems.


Rajinikanth congratulated the AIADMK chief on her massive victory in the state elections. He is even said to have complimented her saying "You have saved Tamil Nadu." Several hours later, he phoned her arch rival, DMK president M Karunanidhi. DMK sources say the superstar consoled Mr Karunanidhi about being voted out as Tamil Nadu Chief Minister. "You've seen many ups and downs. Don't worry about anything. Take care of your health," Rajinikanth is reported to have said.

The superstar Rajainikanth's political allegiance has been a headline since April, when Tamil Nadu voted for its new government. Television cameras that followed him into the polling booth seemed to capture his hand hovering near the two-leaves election symbol of Jayalalithaa's AIADMK.  Surprisingly, a few hours later, Rajinikanth was seated next to Mr Karunanidhi at a screening of the film Ponnar Shankar, based on a novel written by the DMK chief. It's even more surprising that in 1996, Rajinikanth had confidently declared "Even God can't save Tamil Nadu if Jayalalithaa is elected to power." The DMK won that election. The superstar later made up with Jayalalithaa and she attended his daughter's wedding in Chennai in November 2004.