Chennai: 

The 70th birthday of actor Rajinikanth was celebrated by his fans and

admirers with verve and enthusiasm outside his house in Poes Garden by cutting
cake and raising slogans in praise of him despite the superstar being away at
Bengaluru on Saturday.

His fans also organized special prayers at various temples for the welfare of
Rajinikanth, blood donation camps and poor feeding across the state. Wall posters
were put up all over the State by his fans, hailing him as the ‘future Chief Minister.’

 
Many political leaders, starting from the Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed
their birthday greetings. Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami wished the actor a
long life and Deputy Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, in a tweet, hailed him as a
man of hard work and extraordinary talent.

DMK President M K Stalin called him over phone and conveyed his good wishes,
while among the other leaders who greeted him were MDMK leader Vaiko, BJP
State President L Murugan, TMC’s G K Vasan, Union Minister Dayanidhi Maran, the
producer of his next film Kalanidhi Maran and lyricist Vairamuthu.

 
Besides former Union Minister M K Alagiri, several State Ministers like S P Velumani
and D Jayakumar also greeted. The number of politicians who greeted the
superstar this year was considerably more than in the previous years, when the
birthday would be celebrated predominantly by his fans.

The fans who turned up at Poes Garden turned rumbustious on the streets, forcing
the policemen posted there to intervene and tell them to disperse as the superstar
was not at home.

With Rajinikanth’s shooting for the film ‘Anathee’ scheduled to begin on December
15, he is expected to reach Hyderabad by a private plane. He is expected to return
by December 29 and probably unveil his political plans by December 31