Days before the release of his much awaited film Kochadaiiyaan, Superstar Rajinikanth joined Twitter on May 05, 2014 to make his presence felt in the digital world.

Rajinikanth took on to twitter at 03:58 om on May 05, 2014 and wrote, “Salutation to the Lord. Vaṇakkam Aṉaivarukkum!! A big thank you to all my fans. Excited on this digital journey.”

Rajinikanth will engage with his fans via his handle @superstarrajini.

“I decided to start with Twitter because I felt that the platform is abuzz with all the news and the trends that happen across the globe and I’m told that this is where all the best Rajini one-liners are,” stated Rajinikanth in a statement.

One of India’s most prolific and influential superstars, Rajinikanth‘s mass popularity and appeal is largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylised dialogue delivery. The usually reticent star is looking forward to interacting with his fans on the platform.

“I’ve always believed that my career graph is a miracle I owe my fans. I have been contemplating joining the social media platform for a while to connect with them, hear what they have to say and share my thoughts. Unfortunately, I never got around to it until now,” he added.

Thalaivar, as he is lovingly called, Rajinikanth has partnered with CA Media Digital‘s first venture, Fluence – a celebrity digital network, which will manage his digital presence.

“I’ve always believed that my career graph is a miracle I owe my fans. I have been contemplating joining the social media platform for a while to connect with them, hear what they have to say and share my thoughts. Unfortunately, I never got around to it until now,” informed the South Superstar.

Rajinikanth joins other top Indian actors like Amitabh Bachchan, who joined twitter in May 2010 and has 8.61 million followers and Shah Rukh Khan with 7.51 million.

Other stars down south who have still to join twitter are Kamal Haasan, Vijay, Ajith Kumar and Suriya.