Mumbai, Aug. 15 -- South superstar Rajinikanth wished his fans and countrymen on the occasion of Independence Day. He also expressed his gratitude to those who congratulated him on completing 50 years of his acting career.

In his tweet, he wrote "Heartiest greetings on the 79th Independence Day. Heartfelt gratitude to my friend and Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Hon. M.K. Stalin, Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin, Leader of Opposition Edappadi Palaniswami, BJP leader Nayyanar Nagendran, my friends Annamalai, Sasikala Ammaiyar, Dinakaran, Premalatha Ammaiyar and many other political friends, all colleagues from the film world like Kamal Haasan, Mammootty, Mohanlal, Vairamuthu, Ilaiyaraaja and the gods of my life-my fans."

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