In a surprising turn of events, Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Tuesday (December 29) announced that he will not enter into politics. Rajinikanth made the announcement just two days before he was expected to make his much-anticipated political announcement.

Rajinikanth said that this decision will disappoint his fans and people of Tamil Nadu and he requested them to forgive him.

“Without entering electoral politics, will serve the people. This decision of mine will disappoint my fans and people but please forgive me,” he said in a statement today.

In his statement, Rajinikanth mentioned about his recent health setback and said that nobody feels as bad as he does, at this moment.

“If I meet people and get infected, then the people who have followed me would struggle and they would lose money as well as peace,” he added.

Rajnikant noted that he would do all service to people without contesting elections. “If I contest, I can’t win the elections just by promoting on social media and television,” he said.