Humble past is not an obligation. His bus conductor job did not give any fame or money to him.There is not much talent needed to be conductor. But to achieve the present status, there requires talent. all bus conductors cannot become Rajnikant. He is one and only chosen one.In that case, Maharashtra & K'taka has border dispute. He should then side with Maharashtra. Forget these linguistic division. He did what is the right thing to do.