Overview
- Lenin Bharathi shared a photo from Rajinikanth’s team on X and accused the actor of showcasing “so-called generosity” by highlighting a worker in uniform.
- Rajinikanth had invited Padma, a sanitation worker from T. Nagar, to his Poes Garden home, felicitated her with a shawl, and gifted her a gold chain.
- Padma earlier found a pouch containing 45 sovereigns of gold, informed her superiors, and handed it to the police to return to the owners.
- Online reaction was divided, with supporters saying sustained worker welfare is the government’s responsibility and others backing Bharathi’s claim of performative charity.
- No public response from Rajinikanth or authorities was reported following the filmmaker’s criticism.