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CHENNAI: Tamil superstar Rajinikanth on Sunday said he will neither contest nor support any political party in the ensuing Lok Sabha elections. He, however, asked his supporters to vote for the party "that will establish a strong and stable government at the Centre"- something that the BJP immediately interpreted as its endorsement. CPM's state secretary K Balakrishnan ridiculed the actor, saying he should change his stand for the sake of people. "He directed his functionaries to stay away from election campaigns and focus on strengthening their support base, keeping the assembly election in mind. "We will not contest in the forthcoming Lok Sabha elections..