Indian cinema superstar Rajinikanth recently defended his daughter Aishwarya Rajinikanth's comment about him being branded as a 'Sanghi ' byy on social media. At the audio launch of the upcoming directorial 'Lal Salaam', Aishwarya said that her father is not a 'Sanghi' as branded by some on social media. She also said that she would not have done a film called 'Lal Salaam' if her father was a 'Sanghi'. Rajinikanth has a special appearance in the Tamil film whose title takes after a popular greeting used by communists. 

In this politically charged environment, Aishwarya's comment was also not liked by some. Defending his daughter, Rajinikanth said, "My daughter never said that Sanghi [the term] was a bad word. She questioned why her father was being branded that way when he is into spirituality."