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Retreat of a reluctant politician  Super star who made a reluctant entry into politics after many adjournments has finally bid adieu. Well, given his age and health scare that led him to retract his plans for the 2021 Assembly Elections, the farewell may be real and not a doubtful one like his entry was. Rajinikanth, the superstar was beyond criticism. His fandom was really large, and he had carefully built his image and persona over the years. He continued making films and chose his sunset years to step into politics – even then his films took a concrete shape whereas political announcements were half hearted. To someone who was an admirer of Rajini, the star of ‘70s and ‘80s has been utterly disappointed with Rajini the dabbling politician. Indecisive, keeping the fans guessing, lack of direction and clarity through the years of preparing and promising a launch. It was not possible to critique him in open. It is not that I would have had a platform to get my critique published,...