Tamil film star Rajinikanth met Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh while promoting his new hit movie, ‘Jailer’. This comes a day after he had a friendly meet-up with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Akhilesh shared a photo of him hugging Rajinikanth and said that people hug when their hearts connect. He mentioned how he felt the same joy meeting Rajinikanth in person as he did watching him on screen during his college days in Mysuru. They have been friends for nine years. Rajinikanth also spoke about their growing friendship over the years. Besides this, Rajinikanth is planning a visit to Ayodhya. His movie 'Jailer' came out on August 10 and is doing well in theatres.