Letter to BS: Rajinikanth's views on Sterlite hurt sentiments of people

Actor Rajinikanth committed a grave error in pinning the blame for the police firing during Sterlite protests on “anti-social elements” without any evidence to substantiate his charge. In doing so, he rubbed salt into the wounds of the residents of Thoothukudi. Now that he has made the charge, he must disclose the details — of the “anti-social elements’’ — in order to be taken seriously in future. 

He should have avoided toeing the line of the Bharatiya Janata Party and the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam on the Sterlite protests. It is sad that he chose to be the alter-ego