Mumbai: Reacting to reports that actor Riteish Deshmukh, son of former Maharashtra chief minister Vilasrao Deshmukh, is likely to go his late father's way and join politics, actor-politician Raj Babbar said it is a well thought-out decision. Hema Malini too supports the idea saying he will do a good job.
This is what people have to say about Riteish's plan to join politics:
Raj Babbar: I think it is a very well-thought out and sensible decision. Riteish is born in a family where politics is a way of life. His father was highly respected and one of the most powerful and influential political figures of Maharashtra. So politics is nothing new to Riteish. He has grown up with it and his father's constituency and community are completely with him.
Also, being a celebrity in his own field of cinema, Riteish already has a connectivity with the people. Most important of all, I've observed how Riteish has conducted himself after his father's untimely death. The boy has a natural and sincere attachment to the people who loved his father. They are now willing to transfer that love to the son....
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