Tamil Nadu Fisheries Minister D. Jayakumar on Tuesday said actor Rajinikanth did not know the state's political history and was politically immature after he converted a condolence meeting for DMK President M. Karunanidhi to launch himself as a full-time politician.

Jayakumar also said that in his speech, the actor-turned-politician tried to woo Karunanidhi's followers to his side. The AIADMK leader was reacting to Rajinikanth's statement made at the condolence meeting organised by the South Indian Artistes Association here on Monday in memory of the late Karunanidhi. He said it was not a healthy practice to talk politics at a condolence meeting and Rajinikanth's speech showed his political immaturity. "Movie shooting and meetings are not the same."