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Lucknow: Veteran actor Rajinikanth met Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and his wife and Mainpuri MP Dimple Yadav at the their residence on Sunday.
Pictures: Superstar Rajinikanth met Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow#UttarPradesh @rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/ANjUBrKsW8
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As per Dynamite News correspondent Rajinikanth, who is basking in the success of his latest film "Jailer", said he was happy to reconnect with Akhilesh Yadav, whom he called his friend, after almost a decade.
Superstar Rajinikanth met with Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow#UttarPradesh @MediaCellSP @samajwadiparty @yadavakhilesh @dimpleyadav @rajinikanth pic.twitter.com/UMkBgjmEDJ
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"Nine years ago, I had met Akhilesh at a function in Mumbai. Since then, our friendship has continued, and we talk over the phone. I had come here five years ago for a shooting, (but) Akhilesh was not there, and (I) could not meet him. He is here now and I met him," the 72-year-old star told reporters in Lucknow.