Tamil megastar Rajinikanth has cancelled his&nbsp;visit to Sri Lanka to inaugurate a housing scheme in Jaffna -- home to Sri Lankan Tamils -- after he met with opposition from pro-Tamil outfits in his state. 
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Rajinikanth was to participate in a function in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, scheduled for April 9 and April 10, to formally hand over 150 free houses constructed for the internally displaced Tamils in the island nation.

According to reports, Tamil fringe groups like Viduthalai Chiruthaigal KAtchi (VCK), Marumarlarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMDK) and few others are opposing the actor&rsquo;s visit.&nbsp;

&ldquo;There are efforts to involve him in the ethnic issue. Superstar (Rajinikanth) should not get involved in this matter and I say this as a friend,&rdquo; VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan told a Tamil TV channel.&nbsp;

TVK founder and former MLA T Velmurugan said the actor should not &ldquo;fall prey&rdquo; to the efforts to paint a rosy picture of Sinhala-Tamil relations in the island nation.

&ldquo;At a time when Tamils are seeking justice for the ethnic violence in Sri Lanka, Rajinikanth&rsquo;s visit does not augur well. This is an attempt by Sri Lankan government through Lyca to create an image that Sinhalas and Tamils are living unitedly,&rdquo; he told PTI.

The homes have been constructed by Gnanam Foundation.&nbsp;The event is being organised by Lyca Productions, which is also producing the star&rsquo;s next release, 2.0 .&nbsp;

(WION with inputs from agencies)

Pro-Tamil groups had said the actor shouldn't fall prey to paint a rosy picture of Sinhala-Tamil relations in the island nation

Tamil megastar Rajinikanth has cancelled his visit to Sri Lanka to inaugurate a housing scheme in Jaffna -- home to Sri Lankan Tamils -- after he met with opposition from pro-Tamil outfits in his state. VCK chief Thirumavalavan&MDMK chief Vaiko urged me not to visit Sri Lanka,accepted their request because of cordial relationship-Rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/JURKDP3V1D — ANI (@ANI_news) March 25, 2017 × Rajinikanth was to participate in a function in Jaffna in northern Sri Lanka, scheduled for April 9 and April 10, to formally hand over 150 free houses constructed for the internally displaced Tamils in the island nation. According to reports, Tamil fringe groups like Viduthalai Chiruthaigal KAtchi (VCK), Marumarlarchi Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMDK) and few others are opposing the actor’s visit. “There are efforts to involve him in the ethnic issue. Superstar (Rajinikanth) should not get involved in this matter and I say this as a friend,” VCK founder Thol. Thirumavalavan told a Tamil TV channel. TVK founder and former MLA T Velmurugan said the actor should not “fall prey” to the efforts to paint a rosy picture of Sinhala-Tamil relations in the island nation. “At a time when Tamils are seeking justice for the ethnic violence in Sri Lanka, Rajinikanth’s visit does not augur well. This is an attempt by Sri Lankan government through Lyca to create an image that Sinhalas and Tamils are living unitedly,” he told PTI. The homes have been constructed by Gnanam Foundation. The event is being organised by Lyca Productions, which is also producing the star’s next release, 2.0 . (WION with inputs from agencies)

India: Rajinikanth cancels proposed visit to Sri Lanka after protests

Superstar Rajinikanth&#39;s reported visit to Sri Lanka to launch a housing scheme is facing opposition from a group here.

Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Thirumavalavan Friday&nbsp;urged Rajinikanth to drop his Sri Lanka visit to participate in an event organized by Lyca Group&#39;s Gnanam Foundation.

Lyca has produced Rajinikanth&#39;s upcoming movie &quot;2.0&quot;.

The actor will attend a two-day-long event in Jaffna, Sri Lanka to present 150 homes to displaced Tamils on April 9 and 10, according to a statement by Raju Mahalingam, Creative Head of Lyca Productions.

&quot;I have no personal agenda against Rajinikanth. We are good friends. But, I strongly oppose his decision to visit Sri Lanka and participate in an event organized by Lyca, which has business ties with the Sri Lankan government,&quot; Thirumavalavan claimed.

&quot;Artists should only entertain people. We, on behalf of our party &#39;Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi&#39; request Rajnikanth not to earn Tamil people&#39;s hatred by participating in this event.&quot;

Thirumavalavan said he has also sought an appointment to meet Rajinikanth to discuss the matter.

&quot;I have sought an appointment to meet Rajinikanth in person... I will hand over a memorandum and request him to drop his visit,&quot; he said.&nbsp;

(PTI) 
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The VCK party requested Rajnikanth not to earn Tamil people's 'hatred' by participating in this event

Superstar Rajinikanth's reported visit to Sri Lanka to launch a housing scheme is facing opposition from a group here. Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi (VCK) leader Thol Thirumavalavan Friday urged Rajinikanth to drop his Sri Lanka visit to participate in an event organized by Lyca Group's Gnanam Foundation. Lyca has produced Rajinikanth's upcoming movie "2.0". The actor will attend a two-day-long event in Jaffna, Sri Lanka to present 150 homes to displaced Tamils on April 9 and 10, according to a statement by Raju Mahalingam, Creative Head of Lyca Productions. "I have no personal agenda against Rajinikanth. We are good friends. But, I strongly oppose his decision to visit Sri Lanka and participate in an event organized by Lyca, which has business ties with the Sri Lankan government," Thirumavalavan claimed. "Artists should only entertain people. We, on behalf of our party 'Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi' request Rajnikanth not to earn Tamil people's hatred by participating in this event." Thirumavalavan said he has also sought an appointment to meet Rajinikanth to discuss the matter. "I have sought an appointment to meet Rajinikanth in person... I will hand over a memorandum and request him to drop his visit," he said. (PTI)

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India: Rajinikanth cancels proposed visit to Sri Lanka after protests

Rajinikanth's Sri Lanka visit opposed by Tamil nationalist party