Rajini leaves for US

Superstar Rajinikanth will leave for the United States tonight, to undergo health checkup. He will be there for around 10 days, reports said.

It is said he will return by the first week of May. Sources close to the actor say that he is going for regular check up. In the US, he will also attend an event at Sri Sachithanantha Saraswathi Ashram, it is claimed.

Weeks after appointing more than 7,000 office-bearers to the Rajini Makkal Mandram, actor Rajinikanth is said to have called for a review of the work done thus far by the office-bearers.

According to an office-bearer, the exercise was meant to instil a sense of competitiveness among various district office-bearers and encourage them to do more.

Recently, expanding his outreach beyond India, superstar Rajinikanth, who commands fan following across the world, today appointed office-bearers in the United States and Canada for his Makkal Mandram, a pre-cursor to the political party to be floated by him

"We would like to convey our heartfelt gratitude to the members of Rajini Makkal Mandram, USA, for their active involvement and activities in support of our beloved leader Rajinikanth," said V M Sudhakar, the administrator of the organisation.