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Rajinikanth is turning 66 on 12 December. For the second consecutive year, he has cancelled the birthday celebrations.Facebook

Rajinikanth turns 66 on Monday, December 12. For the second consecutive year, he has cancelled the birthday celebrations.

While in 2015 he made a plea to his fans not to waste money on celebrations as Chennai was badly hit by unprecedented floods, this year the state is yet to recover from the death of former chief minister J Jayalalithaa, who passed away on December 5. Hence, he decided to skip all the celebrations. 

Rajinikanth is an inspiring personality for millions of his fans. He is one of the biggest success stories in Indian films. Having born into a Maharashtrian family, he grew up in Karnataka and was a bus conductor before he decided to follow his ambition to become an actor and Tamil cinema gave him the much-needed break. And rest is history.

Cutting across the language barriers, people watch his movies and his fan following grows with every film. 

Coming to his birthday celebrations, fans are keeping it a low-key affair this time. But they have ensured to remember the special day on Twitter by creating a trend with the hashtag - #HBDSuperstarRajinikanth. The trend is now getting stronger with the prime minister and other celebrities wishing him on the social media site. 

Below, we bring to you a few wishes from celebrities on Twitter:

Narendra Modi: Happy birthday @superstarrajini! Wishing you a long life filled with good health.

Mahesh Babu: A living legend..The One and Only Thalaiva..wishing you a very happy birthday Sir on ur special day :) @superstarrajini

Akshay Kumar: When you know you're in the Presence of Greatness!! Happy Birthday Dearest @superstarrajini Sir, the Supreme Galaxy to our SuperStars

Sumalatha Ambareesh: #Rajinikanth @superstarrajini Many happy returns to the most amazing star of our movie world , stay happy healthy & blessed forever

Archana Kalpathi: Happy birthday to our beloved superstar @superstarrajini sir Hope you have a wonderful year ahead

Raghava Lawrence: I wish you a very Happy Birthday #Thalaiva. the guru who showed me way to Raghavendra Swami he must stay happy and healthy.
#Rajinikanth

Pavan Wadeyar: Happy birthday @superstarrajini . I wish all ur dreams come true sir.

Kalaiyarasan: #HBDSuperstarRajinikanth Meaning of my life thanks to @beemji sir for the opportunity darling .. most precious gift..love u god.our breath

Virender Sehwag: Then ,Now and Forever, one and only @superstarrajini , #HBDSuperstarRajinikanth .
India's most loved star, Thalaiva !

Vikram Prabhu: The One ☝️ The Only ⭐️ #HBDSuperstarRajinikanth

Ram Vilas Paswan: Wishing a very Happy and Blessed Birthday to Film Star Rajnikanth. May god bless him with long and healthy life.
#HBDSuperstarRajinikanth

J Anbazhagan: A very happy birthday to d one & only Super Star of our Nation #Rajinikanth. U made #Kollywood proud in global level. Loads of success ahead.