Tamil film director Pa. Ranjith meets Rahul Gandhi (Lead)
Wednesday - July 11, 2018 8:28 pm ,
Category : INDIA
Tamil film director Pa. Ranjith meets Rahul Gandhi (Lead)
New Delhi July 11 (IANS) After meeting actor Kamal Haasan last month Congress President Rahul Gandhi has had a meeting with Tamil film director Pa. Ranjith who had directed Dalit-centric blockbuster movies featuring superstar Rajinikanth.
"I met film director P A Ranjith the man behind blockbuster films like Madras Kabali and Kaala and actor Kalaiyarasan in Delhi yesterday (Tuesday) " Gandhi said in a series of tweets.
"We talked about politics films and society. I enjoyed the interaction and look forward to continuing our dialogue " he added.
Replying to Gandhi s tweet Ranjith wrote: "IMP.meeting with @RahulGandhi about politics and art. Discussed caste and religious bias threatening the core of our secular constitution."
"Thanks for having me over Sir. Looking forward for our discussion taking shape. A national leader engaging with people from all ideologies is very encouraging!" he added.
Rajinikanth who has announced plans to start a political party has talked about "spiritual" politics being his motivating factor. At a function in Chennai on Wednesday he reportedly said that God s blessings were necessary to succeed in politics along with hard work and commitment.
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"I met film director P A Ranjith the man behind blockbuster films like Madras Kabali and Kaala and actor Kalaiyarasan in Delhi yesterday (Tuesday) " Gandhi said in a series of tweets.
"We talked about politics films and society. I enjoyed the interaction and look forward to continuing our dialogue " he added.
Replying to Gandhi s tweet Ranjith wrote: "IMP.meeting with @RahulGandhi about politics and art. Discussed caste and religious bias threatening the core of our secular constitution."
"Thanks for having me over Sir. Looking forward for our discussion taking shape. A national leader engaging with people from all ideologies is very encouraging!" he added.
Rajinikanth who has announced plans to start a political party has talked about "spiritual" politics being his motivating factor. At a function in Chennai on Wednesday he reportedly said that God s blessings were necessary to succeed in politics along with hard work and commitment.
--IANS sid/vsc/bg
