<p>Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was on Thursday admitted to a private hospital in Chennai. Though there was no official statement from the hospital, Rajinikanth’s wife Latha said the actor was admitted for a “routine check-up."</p>.<p>Tamil news outlets quoted Latha as saying that Rajinikanth was doing fine and that he came to hospital only for a check-up. The actor’s hospitalisation comes four days after he was conferred with Dadasaheb Palke award in New Delhi.</p>.<p>Hours later, V M Sudhakar, administrator of the All India Rajinikanth Fans Club, took to Twitter to say that Rajinikanth was doing fine. “Thalaivar ( #Rajinikanth ) is fine. Don't believe rumours," he said in a terse post</p>.<p>The actor, who underwent a kidney transplant in 2016 in the US, had pulled out of politics months before Tamil Nadu assembly elections in 2021 citing his ill-health and Covid-19 situation.</p>.<p>The actor was admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad in December 2020 following fluctuation in his blood pressure.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
<p>Tamil superstar Rajinikanth was on Thursday admitted to a private hospital in Chennai. Though there was no official statement from the hospital, Rajinikanth’s wife Latha said the actor was admitted for a “routine check-up."</p>.<p>Tamil news outlets quoted Latha as saying that Rajinikanth was doing fine and that he came to hospital only for a check-up. The actor’s hospitalisation comes four days after he was conferred with Dadasaheb Palke award in New Delhi.</p>.<p>Hours later, V M Sudhakar, administrator of the All India Rajinikanth Fans Club, took to Twitter to say that Rajinikanth was doing fine. “Thalaivar ( #Rajinikanth ) is fine. Don't believe rumours," he said in a terse post</p>.<p>The actor, who underwent a kidney transplant in 2016 in the US, had pulled out of politics months before Tamil Nadu assembly elections in 2021 citing his ill-health and Covid-19 situation.</p>.<p>The actor was admitted to Apollo Hospitals in Hyderabad in December 2020 following fluctuation in his blood pressure.</p>.<p><strong>Watch latest videos by DH here:</strong></p>
