New Delhi: A day after a gathering with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, veteran actor Rajinikanth on Sunday met Samajwadi Get together president Akhilesh Yadav on the latter’s residence in Lucknow. Yadav shared a collection of images from the assembly with Rajinikanth on his social media accounts and mentioned in Hindi ‘jab dil milte hain toh log gale milte hain (when hearts meet, folks hug). It was an obvious dig at Yogi Adityanath because the 72-year-old star had taken UP CM’s blessings by touching his ft on Saturday.
“Throughout my engineering research in Mysore, the happiness I used to really feel seeing Rajinikanth ji on the display screen remains to be intact. We met in particular person 9 years again and have been mates ever since?” Akhilesh Yadav captioned his submit.
जब दिल मिलते हैं तो लोग गले मिलते हैं।
मैसूर में इंजीनियरिंग की पढ़ाई के दौरान पर्दे पर रजनीकांत जी को देखकर जितनी ख़ुशी होती थी वो आज भी बरकरार है। हम 9 साल पहले व्यक्तिगत रूप से मिले और तब से दोस्ती है… pic.twitter.com/e9KZrc5mNH
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) August 20, 2023
Rajinikanth, who’s basking within the success of his newest movie ‘Jailer’, mentioned he was blissful to reconnect with Yadav, whom he known as his good friend, after virtually a decade.
“9 years in the past, I had met Akhilesh at a perform in Mumbai. Since then, our friendship has continued, and we discuss over the telephone. I had come right here 5 years in the past for a capturing, however Akhilesh was not there, and I couldn’t meet him. He’s right here now and I met him,” he informed reporters.
Rajinikanth reached Lucknow on Friday to advertise his movie ‘Jailer’, which hit the screens on August 10.
Earlier on Saturday, he met Yogi Adityanath and mentioned his assembly with the UP CM was ‘excellent’.
#WATCH | Actor Rajinikanth meets Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath at his residence in Lucknow pic.twitter.com/KOWEyBxHVO
— ANI (@ANI) August 19, 2023
प्रख्यात फिल्म अभिनेता श्री रजनीकांत जी से आज लखनऊ स्थित सरकारी आवास पर शिष्टाचार भेंट हुई।@rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/HIByc0aOO0
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) August 19, 2023
Rajinikanth additionally watched ‘Jailer’ together with Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya at a mall on Shaheed Path in Lucknow.