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Rajinikanth is meeting his fans today. He will be interacting with his fans from December 26 to 31 at Raghavendra hall, Kodambakkam in Chennai. The meetings will be held between 8 am and 3 pm and around 1,000 people are expected to turn up each day.
Addressing the speculations that he will be announcing his political party on December 31, he said on that day he will be announcing his stand.
I am not new to politics. I got delayed.Entering is equal to victory. I will announce a decision on December 31: Rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/0WsH67ZLeS
— ANI (@ANI) December 26, 2017
Heather Menzies-Urich, who played the role of Louisa von Trapp in the classic The Sound of Music, passed away on Sunday. She was 68. “Heather was part of the family,” stated the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organisation, which holds the rights to the musical.
We Mourn the Loss of Heather Menzies-Urich… https://t.co/dpuHJBoBWD pic.twitter.com/V3YqfNSCO3
— The Sound of Music (@SoundofMusic) December 25, 2017
Offbeat
A biopic titled Yugpurush Atal was announced on the occasion of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s 93rd birthday on December 25.
The film will be directed by Mayank P Srivastava and the script is written by Basant Kumar and will be produced under banner of Spectrum Movies.
Happy Birthday to Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee . Different Moods of Atal Ji pic.twitter.com/um44qVxMno
— indianhistorypics (@IndiaHistorypic) December 24, 2017
