In a letter to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi, Khushbu Sundar conveyed her decision to quit the party, saying that she was being “pushed and suppressed” by “few elements” seated at a higher level within the party.

“A few elements seated at a higher level within the party, people who have no connectivity with the ground reality or public recognition are dictating terms and people like me who wanted to work for the party sincerely, are being pushed and suppressed,” Khushbu Sundar said.

Meanwhile, Congress has dropped Khushbu Sundar as its spokesperson.

Sundar, who has been with the Congress for close to six years, is in Delhi today and may meet BJP’s central team. The developments come ahead of Tamil Nadu Assemble elections that are slated to be held next year.

Khushbu Sundar had first sparked off rumours of a rift with the Congress in July when she backed the Center’s new National Education Policy. She had even tweeted an apology to pary leader Rahul Gandhi for her differing views.

In a cryptic tweet on October 11, Khushbu Sundar said, “Many see a change in me. Well as you age, you evolve n grow, learn n unlearn, perceptions change you understand the difference between right n wrong. Change is inevitable (sic)

Many see a change in me. Well as you age, you evolve n grow, learn n unlearn, perceptions change, likes n dislikes too, thoughts n ideas take a new shape, dreams are new, you understand the difference between like n love, between right n wrong. Change is inevitable. Happy eve ❤️ pic.twitter.com/on1B4bHx30

— KhushbuSundar (@khushsundar) October 10, 2020

The popular star has hopped parties in the past. She had joined the DMK in 2010 when DMK was in power, particularly after she took up the role of late rationalist leader Periyar’s wife Maniamani in a biographical film funded by the Tamil Nadu government. However four years later, she left DMK and joined the Congress in 2014 saying that she finally found her home.

With state elections eight months away, BJP could use Ms Sundar’s star power to their advantage in Tamil Nadu. The party doesn’t have any charismatic leader in the state yet. This also comes at a time the ruling AIADMK is uncomfortable about continuing its alliance with the BJP following its collapse in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and speculation that the national party could tacitly back superstar Rajinikanth who is likely to launch his party ahead of the polls.

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Jackie Shroff was once one of the biggest superstars in Bollywood, and he was part of several blockbuster Hindi movies as the solo lead. Post-2000s, Jackie lost his star power, and he started doing powerful character roles. The actor had also made his mark in the South Indian film industry, and his last movie as the main antagonist was in the Kollywood movie ‘Bigil’ where he shared screen space with Thalapathy Vijay.

According to the latest reports, Jackie will be next acting in a movie with none other than Superstar Rajinikanth in the lead role. Sources close to the movie reveal that the makers of Annaatthe have approached Jackie, and the actor has apparently given a positive nod to them.

Jackie Shroff will be seen playing the role of a powerful villain in this film, and the on-screen clashes between the Bollywood star and Rajinikanth will surely excite the audiences.

Annaatthe is being directed by commercial movie-making specialist Siruthai Siva. Apart from Rajinikanth and Jackie Shroff, the film also stars Meena, Khushbu Sundar, Keerthy Suresh, Nayanthara, Prakash Raj, Soori, Sathish, and Vela Ramamoorthy in other prominent roles.

D Imman has composed the music of this film, while the camera is cranked by Vetri. Ruben will be editing this movie, which is being bankrolled by Kalanithi Maran in the banner of Sun Pictures.

The shooting of Annaatthe has been halted now due to the coronavirus outbreak. Earlier, the makers were planning to release the movie for Diwali, and now they have pushed it to Pongal 2021.

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