Superstar Rajinikanth apologises for losing cool at media interaction

Superstar Rajinikanth, who lost his cool during a media interaction here after a visit to Tuticorin, expressed regret Thursday, saying he did not have any intention to wound anyone.

In a tweet, he said a journalist body has stated that he spoke in an intimidating manner while addressing a reporter.

"I did not have any intention to wound anybody. If any journalist was hurt, I express my regret for it," he said in the tweet, referring to the Wednesday's brief interaction with reporters at the airport here.

விமானநிலையத்தில் நேற்று அளித்த பேட்டியின் போது நான் மிரட்டல் தொனியில்,ஒருமையில் பேசியதாக சென்னை பத்திரிக்கையாளர் சங்கம் தெரிவித்துள்ளது. யாரையும் புண்படுத்தும் எண்ணம் எனக்கு இருந்ததில்லை, அப்படி எந்த பத்திரிக்கை அன்பர்களின் மனதாவது புண்பட்டுருந்தால் அதற்காக நான் வருந்துகிறேன்.

— Rajinikanth (@rajinikanth) May 31, 2018

Rajinikanth on Wednesday visited Tuticorin and met some of the persons injured in the violence on May 22 during the protest demanding closure of Sterlite factory there.

He lost his cool while replying to persistent questions on the police firing that led to loss of 13 lives.

The actor had said "the problem started there only after anti-socials beat up the police personnel." He had also said that too many protests would turn the state into a 'graveyard', remarks which evoked mixed reaction from political parties in the state.

While ruling AIADMK welcomed it, opposition parties slammed him for the remarks.