Superstar Rajinikanth honoured by Income Tax Department. Here's why

On Income Tax day, Superstar Rajinikanth was honored by the Income Tax department in Chennai for paying his taxes on a regular basis. Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar also received a certificate from the Income Tax department as the nation's "highest taxpayer".

Rajinikanth's daughter Aishwaryaa Rajinikanth, took to Instagram and shared the update with the actors' fans.

"Proud daughter of a high and prompt taxpayer. Many thanks to the #incometaxdepartment of Tamilnadu and Puducherry for honouring appa on #incometaxday2022 #onbehalfofmyfather," she captioned the post, adding a few pictures of herself receiving the samman patra.

Income Tax Day was celebrated in Chennai on Sunday. Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan presided over the function where Aishwaryaa accepted the award on behalf of her father.As soon as Aishwaryaa shared the news, fans chimed in the comment section to congratulate Rajinikanth. "Proud to be thalaivar fan," a social media user commented. "Congratulations to thalaivar. Rajinikanth sir is surely a responsible citizen," another one wrote.

Meanwhile, on the work front, Rajinikanth has teamed up with filmmaker Nelson Dilipkumar for a new film titled 'Jailer'. The project, which will also star Kannada actor Shivrajkumar in a key role, will go on the floors soon.