Rajinikanth meets Akhilesh Yadav after 9 years

Veteran actor Rajinikanth on Sunday met Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. The actor met Akhilesh at his residence. Talking to reporters, Rajinikanth said, “I met Akhilesh Yadav 9 years ago at a function in Mumbai and we are friends since then, we talk on the phone. Five years ago when I came here for a shoot but I couldn’t meet him, now he is here so I met him.” Rajinikanth paid tribute to Akhilesh’s father and founder of Samajwadi Party, late Mulayam Singh. He folded his hands in front of a picture at Akhilesh’s home. In another picture, Rajinikanth and Akhilesh shook hands.