Actor Kamal Haasan calls on 'superstar' friend Rajinikanth
Chennai, Feb 20: Veteran actor and Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) founder Kamal Haasan called on his long-term acquaintance and Tamil film superstar Rajinikanth at his Poes Garden residence here on Saturday and enquired about his health.
Rajinikanth had a month ago announced that he could not go ahead with his plans on a political plunge in the 2021 Tamil Nadu assembly election owing to his health condition, which he saw as a warning from God.
Multiple sources in MNM confirmed that Haasan met Rajini earlier in the day and enquired about his health.
"Todays meeting was not scheduled to discuss politics. The two celebrities who have been friends for over four decades would definitely have discussed several topics including the current political scenario in Tamil Nadu," said Snehan, MNMs state Youth Wing secretary.
During the meeting that lasted for about half-an-hour, they could have definitely discussed politics, opined Snehan.
Speaking to PTI he said there was a fair chance for the two to carry forward their discussions.
"Both wanted to usher in change for the prosperity of Tamil Nadu. One could not journey due to health conditions while the other is streaming ahead in politics," Snehan added.
Recently, Haasan had said that he would meet the superstar after his campaign in Chennai.
He insisted that he shared the feelings of Rajinis fans, who were apparently disappointed as their Thalaiva could not make a political plunge.
"Inspite of feeling a little disappointed, his health is of utmost importance to me. My Rajini must be healthy, wherever he may live," Haasan had said.
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7 held for running fake call centre in South Kolkata
Kolkata (PTI): Seven people were arrested from the Parnashree area in the southern part of the city for allegedly running a fake call centre, a police officer said on Saturday.
Acting on a tip-off, police raided a house on Netaji Subhas Road on Friday night and found the fake call centre operating from the ground floor, he said.
Preliminary investigation revealed that the accused had set up a bogus company using forged documents and posed as employees of an antivirus firm to call citizens in the US, the officer said.
"The callers would gain the trust of victims and then use remote access to take control of their phones or other digital devices. The accused allegedly siphoned off large sums of money, running into millions of dollars, from victims' accounts," he said.
Five laptops, two WiFi routers, six mobile phones and four headsets were seized from the accused, he said, adding that the seven are being questioned to ascertain the full extent of the racket and to identify others involved.
