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Tamil actor Sarath Kumar, who has earned the sobriquet of ‘supreme star’, had floated the All-India Samathuva Makkal Katchi (AISMK) in 2007. But it has all along remained a one-man party. Last week, he merged it with the BJP on the “advice” of his actor-wife Raadhika. In return, Kumar has requested the BJP to allot a Lok Sabha seat for his wife. There are voices that indicate that Raadhika may be fielded against the DMK’s Kanimozhi in Thoothukudi, a constituency dominated by Nadars, a caste to which Kumar belongs.
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(Published 28 March 2024, 12:52 IST)
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