Rajinikanth joins Twitter, gets over 60K followers

 Superstar Rajinikanth,  is the latest celebrity to join Twitter and even before his first tweet, the Kochadaiiyaan actor had already got 20,000 followers. This puts him in the league of  Amitabh Bachchan, Shah Rukh Khan who are already on Twitter.  The Thalaiva’s official handle is ‘@SuperStarRajini’.  Rajinikanth also said he was looking forward to catching up on the “best Rajini one-liners”.

As per sources, Rajinikanth tweeted

Salutation to the Lord. Vaṇakkam aṉaivarukkum !! A big thank you to all my fans. Excited on this digital journey http://t.co/79ea6MrDe3

— Rajinikanth (@superstarrajini) May 5, 2014

The superstar, who has joined the micro blogging site a few days ahead of the release of ‘Kochadaiiyaan’, in a video message said “I am happy to connect with my fans through social media starting with Twitter.” RajiniSirs  Twitter handle has got over 65,000 followers and the number is increasing by the minute. Fans, who follow Rajinikanth on @SuperStarRajini in the first week, will receive a ‘WelcomeGraph’, a personalised welcome picture from the icon.

Sources further added that Rishi Jaitly, Twitter’s India Market Director said,“This is truly an only-on-Twitter moment as superstar Rajinikanth’s debut on Twitter also marks his debut in the digital space more generally. We welcome Rajinikanth to Twitter, are happy to support his launch on the platform and look forward to watching him engage in live, public conversations with fans and other icons around the world.”

Rajinikanth is making a comeback on the silver screen with ‘Kochadaiiyaan’.