Fawning fans in south India give divine status to politicians and movie stars, building temples and deifying them.
![A politician in Andhra Pradesh built a temple for Congress president Sonia Gandhi [Showkat Hussain/Al Jazeera]](/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014320349237734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Fawning fans in south India give divine status to politicians and movie stars, building temples and deifying them.
Recent suicide by Telugu actor Uday Kiran points to pain behind the glamour.