MADURAI: Information and publicity minister Kadambur C Raju on Thursday said there was no need to close cinemas in Tamil Nadu, unlike in Kerala.
Cinemas in Kerala have been temporarily closed as requested by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the wake some Covid-19 cases.
Responding to a question if the Tamil Nadu government was planning to request cinemas to suspend shows to prevent novel coronavirus spread, the minister told reporters in Kovilpatti that such a situation did not arise in the state.
Replying to another question, the minister said actor Rajinikanth’s announcements need not be taken seriously as they would not affect the ruling AIADMK.
“Let us see after he makes a new announcement,” the minister said when asked Rajinikanth announcements in Chennai earlier in the day that he had never wanted to become the chief minister but always wanted to usher in a change in politics and create new leaders.
Raju said Rajinikanth had been meeting with his fans regularly from 1996. “AIADMK sees his meeting with fans as one such routine meeting,” he said.
Cinemas in Kerala have been temporarily closed as requested by chief minister Pinarayi Vijayan in the wake some Covid-19 cases.
Responding to a question if the Tamil Nadu government was planning to request cinemas to suspend shows to prevent novel coronavirus spread, the minister told reporters in Kovilpatti that such a situation did not arise in the state.
Replying to another question, the minister said actor Rajinikanth’s announcements need not be taken seriously as they would not affect the ruling AIADMK.
“Let us see after he makes a new announcement,” the minister said when asked Rajinikanth announcements in Chennai earlier in the day that he had never wanted to become the chief minister but always wanted to usher in a change in politics and create new leaders.
Raju said Rajinikanth had been meeting with his fans regularly from 1996. “AIADMK sees his meeting with fans as one such routine meeting,” he said.
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