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A senior leader and former minister from Tamil Nadu's AIADMK has publicly invited a prominent film actor to join the political party. The invitation followed the actor's recent decision to restructure fan clubs into a welfare movement, sparking political speculation. Speaking at a public rally in Sivakasi, the politician stated that the party welcomes young actors whose work creates an impact among the poor and the public. However, the political outfit noted a specific condition for entry, stating that any newcomer must accept the leadership of the party chief. The outreach comes amid shifts in the regional political landscape where cinema figures transition into political leadership.
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00:00And now we have some big news coming in from Tamil Nadu.
00:03A huge statement by AIADMK leader on actor Dhanush.
00:08Well, the AIADMK leader is saying that they will welcome Dhanush into AIADMK.
00:15He says that anyone who accepts EPS leadership is welcome.
00:18Remember, Dhanush recently raised the speculation of entry into politics
00:24after his fan clubs were renamed Dhanush Welfare Movement.
00:29And after this, it seems that the AIADMK is reacting.
00:33They are saying that Dhanush's work has created impact in minds of public and poor.
00:39And such actors are welcome into AIADMK.
00:42Now, this is according to KT Rajendra Balaji,
00:45who is also a former Tamil Nadu minister and a senior leader of the AIADMK.
00:50Now, it seems that after that restructuring of the fan clubs of Dhanush,
00:56AIADMK is throwing an open invitation or rather courting the actor
01:01who has a huge following amongst the youth
01:03and seeing how the youth reacted to Vijay and his new party
01:08and how he is now in the position of the chief minister.
01:13Similar pattern, it seems Dhanush is following where he's restructuring his fan clubs
01:20into a welfare movement.
01:22And now, AIADMK seems to be rolling out the red carpet,
01:25although there is a rider.
01:28The leadership of Eda P. Palani Swami has to be accepted by Dhanush.
01:34This is what the senior leader, KT Rajendra Balaji has said.
01:39He was speaking at a public rally in Sivakasi where he said
01:43that in case young actors who have made contributions like this
01:47want to be part of the party, they are welcome.
01:50In fact, his work has made a lot of impact amongst the poor
01:54and this is the reason why AIADMK's leader is making an outreach for Dhanush.

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