Rajinikanth will be a very good politician: Akshay Kumar

Mumbai, Jan 05: The Bollywood star Akshay Kumar said that he has faith in his 2.0 co-star, Rajinikanth, as the actor believes the South superstar, who recently took the political plunge, will be "very good" in his new stint as a politician.

On December 31, the 67-year-old Superstar announced that he will float a new party that will pursue "spiritual politics" and will contest the next Tamil Nadu Assembly elections.

Asked about how Rajinikanth will fair as a political leader, Akshay said in a media interaction, "I am sure he is going to be very good. Obviously, he will be good (at it)."



The Toilet: Ek Prem Katha actor features as an antagonist in the sequel to the 2010 blockbuster Robot, directed by Shankar.

The actor is currently looking forward to the January 25 release of his latest, PadMan.