It's a case of never-ending, untiring speculation. Every time there are elections to Assembly or Lok Sabha, every time he does a film or doesn't do one, every time he wants to meet fans or anything like that, speculations abound about Rajinikanth's political entry.

It's the same song this time around. Ahead of his scheduled meeting with his fans from all districts of Tamil Nadu and other States at a five day-long event starting from May 15, there are gossips about how he is going to use this as a warm-up session before he announces the long-awaited political 'arangetram'.

This despite the fact that, only in April, the legendary actor suggested that there was no political agenda. "No, there won't be any announcement on politics. The fans are meeting because it has been a long time," he was quoted saying by a national daily.

Meanwhile, preparations are in full swing for the big Rajini connect with his fans. Special ID cards have been issued to members with all their information, complete with QR codes.