While it had further shocked him, Shankar has on Monday released a statement and this is the first time that he had spoken about the allegations publicly.
Arjuna Murthy was the former chief of the intellectual wing of the Tamil Nadu BJP unit and he came to the limelight after he was introduced by Rajinikanth last month.
In what could possibly become the last movie for the superstar, Annaatthe has gardened more expectations from the fans and audiences, given to its cast.
Rajinikanth has been advised to be in complete rest and the doctors had advised him to avoid any situations that would make him more vulnerable to COVID-19.
Refusing to endorse Edappadi Palaniswami as the CM candidate, the BJP leaders had been pressing that Palaniswami is the CM candidate for ADMK and not for the alliance.
The BJP leaders have incessant hope that Rajini will issue a statement about his spiritual politics in a way that would support the BJP ahead of the assembly polls.