How Rajinikanth’s speech impacted the political journey of an AIADMK veteran

On July 14, 1995, at an event to celebrate the 100-day run of Baasha, which came out under the banner of R.M. Veerappan’s Sathya Movies, Rajinikanth was critical of the “spread of bomb culture” in Tamil Nadu. Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was upset that the Minister did not deny the charge. Veerappan’s fall from power started then