Rajinikanth thanks fans and his well-wishers

Rajinikanth’s birthday was celebrated across the globe by his fans with unprecendented fanfare yesterday. Lingaa, which opened to mixed reviews, is expected to rake in massive opening day collections everywhere. Fans celebrated Thalaivar’s birthday in many theatres with cake cutting and band music at 12 AM sharply. Amidst many wishes which came Superstar’s way, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s was quite a surprise. Modi was gracious and posted the birthday wish in Tamil from PMO India’s official Twitter handle. Kamal Haasan was one of the firsts to wish his friend at 12 AM by through a video from Los Angeles.

“My heartfelt thanks to you dear @narendramodi ji , for your thoughtful birthday wishes amidst your busy schedule, Warm regards. My thanks to respected Dr. Kalaignar and all my politician friends for the warm birthday wishes. To the ones who mean everything to me … MY FANS …from all over the world who wished me today … THANK YOU #touched God bless. Here’s thanking @srbachchan ji, Kamal Hassan, my entire film fraternity and all my dear friends for the birthday wishes,” posted Rajinikanth.