A day after actor Rajinikanth cancelled his visit to Sri Lanka, following pressure from pro-Tamil outfits to withdraw from a charity event organised by Lyca Group's Gnanam Foundation next month, former Sri Lanka president Mahinda Rajapaksa's son Namal Rajapaksa has hit out at Tamil Nadu politicians.
On Sunday, Namal alleged that TN politicians have done little for Tamils there except for politicizing the issue every election. He took to this official Twitter handle to express his views saying :
"True nature of Tamil Nadu politicians is revealed again. They won't allow anyone, even @superstarrajini, to help #SriLanka's Tamil people," he tweeted. Following that, in an interview to Times Now channel, he said, "What have the TN politicians done for Sri Lankan Tamils? They have done nothing. They are only talking about it. They are only criticising the Sri Lankan government."
Rajinikanth was scheduled to hand over the homes built by Lyca Group's Gnanam Foundation for displaced Tamils in northern Jaffna on April 9-10. Lyca Productions, owned by Subashkaran Allirajah, is producing the actor's latest sci-fi movie "2.0", a sequel to his earlier "Enthiran".
In a statement, the actor said he took the decision to cancel the visit after MDMK chief Vaiko, VCK chief Thol Thirumavalavan and Tamizhaga Vazhvurimai Katchi (TVK) leader T Velmurugan asked him to consider withdrawing from the programme. The actor said although he "could not wholeheartedly accept what they said", he will not attend the event.
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