Superstar Rajinikanth celebrated his 71st birthday yesterday (December 12), and social media was flooded with lovely wishes for our Indian Superstar. Several hashtags around Rajinikanth were seen trending at the top on Twitter as many celebrities recalled their moments with the Superstar of cinema. Now, Rajinikanth's birthday celebration pictures are out, and here's how the actor celebrated the special day. Rajinikanth had enjoyed the day with special birthday cakes and had a lovely time with his family members. Rajinikanth's wife Latha Rajinikanth, daughter Soundarya, son-in-law Visakan, grandsons Yatra Dhanush, Ved Krishna, Anirudh's father Ravichander were part of the birthday celebration.
Superstar Rajinikanth turns 71, fans gather outside his residence to celebrate, watch!
On the occasion of superstar Rajinikanth’s birthday, fans gathered outside his residence in Chennai on December 12. Despite light rains, ecstatic fans gathered with flowers and chocolates to celebrates 71st birthday of ‘Thalaiva’.
Rajinikanth Foundation to train 100 students for Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission examination
Superstar Rajinikanth Foundation will train 100 students from poor and marginalized sections of the society to prepare them for the group level exams conducted by the Tamil Nadu Public Service Commission (TNPSC), Rajini Fan Clubs convenor V M Sudhakar said. The project will be administered by advocate M Sathya Kumar, he added, making the announcement on the occasion of Rajinikanth’s 71st birthday.
Political leaders across the spectrum, led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, chief minister M K Stalin and Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami greeted the actor on his birthday on Sunday.
Chief minister Stalin spoke to actor Rajinikanth over phone and offered his wishes. In a statement, Stalin wished Rajinikanth a healthy life and to continue his indomitable screen presence to entertain people for several more years.
Leader of the Opposition Edappadi K Palaniswami wished the actor a long and healthy life.
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On Rajinikanth's Birthday, Harbhajan Singh Gets A Chest Tattoo Featuring 'Thalaiva'
Like many others, Indian spin great Harbhajan Singh is also superstar Rajinikanth's die-hard fan. On Rajinikanth's 71st birthday on Sunday, Harbhajan took to Instagram account and surprised everyone with his birthday post for Thalaiva. He posted a photograph, in which he can be seen flaunting a (perhaps temporary) tattoo of Rajinikanth made on the left side of his chest. Describing the image, Harbhajan wrote in Tamil, "You are in my heart superstar. You were the Billa of the eighties. You were the Baasha of the nineties. You were the Annaatthe of 2k. My sweet birthday greetings to the one and only superstar of cinema."
Harbhajan's gesture has impressed social media users a lot.
Rajinikanth thanks eminent personalities and fans for birthday wishes
Actor Rajinikanth, who turned 71 yesterday, took to Twitter to thank everyone who wished him on his birthday. Through a statement, Rajini thanked several prominent politicians including Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Edappadi K Palaniswami, O Panneerselvam, Vaiko, Thol Thirumavalavan, and Anbumani Ramadoss, to name a few.
He also thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil Nadu's Chief Minister MK Stalin through a voice note earlier today. Rajini also went on to thank film personalities such as Kamal Haasan, Ilaiyaraja, Bharathiraja, Amitabh Bachchan, and Shah Rukh Khan, and sportsmen such as Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh, and Venkatesh Iyer.
He further thanked the members of the film fraternity, press and media, and his fans who organised welfare activities and offered prayers on his birthday.