New Delhi: Actor-politician Rajinikanth has suggested he had been misunderstood and insisted that he only meant that if the Opposition was working on a front against the BJP, they clearly perceived the ruling party at the centre as a danger. He was clarifying his remark about the BJP that was widely seen as an attempt to distance himself from the party.

Rajinikanth, who has been vocal in his support of the BJP in the past, was seen as taking a pot-shot at the BJP when reporters asked him about the opposition effort to unite and its campaign that pitched the BJP as a dangerous party.

He had responded “if everybody thinks that way, definitely it could be”. The brief response had even surprised BJP leaders in the state.

“For the opposition, yes, it is (dangerous). But, whether it is so or not is for the people to decide and the elections will provide the answer,” he said at an unusual and hurriedly convened press conference at his residence.

When reminded about his comment at the Chennai airport, the superstar said, “Yes, for them if they think so, was what I had meant.”

But he did not give a clear-cut response to a pointed question on what he thought about the BJP.

“I can’t say now. It’s not for me but for the people. Moreover, I haven’t launched my party,” he said.

He also said the opposition effort to form a grand alliance to challenge the BJP was like 10 people ganging up against one.

“Who is stronger? Is it the 10 against the lonely person or the latter?” he asked.