Twitterati 'roast' CNN for calling Rajinikanth a 'Bollywood hero'

American news organisation CNN called Indian superstar Rajinikanth a 'Bollywood hero' in their tweet and got schooled by Twitterati for the faux pas. Here's how Thalaivaa fans reacted...

Twitterati 'roast' CNN for calling Rajinikanth a 'Bollywood hero'

American news organisation CNN called Indian superstar Rajinikanth a 'Bollywood hero' in their tweet and got schooled by Twitterati for the faux pas.

Rajinikanth in a still from 'Kabali'

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Here's a screenshot of CNN's tweet:

Here's how Thalaivaa fans reacted...

@CNN Please delete your post before u face wrath from South Indians.

— Allan Carvalho (@Allan_crv) July 26, 2016

@CNN @superstarrajini is as much bollywood as you guys are a reliable/accurate news agency. Shame on you, guys.

— Hashir Mohamed (@Oh_Hashir) July 26, 2016

@CNN If i had a shot for every time you reported news wrongly, I would die of alcohol poisoning in the next 30 mins (cc: @superstarrajini )

— Hashir Mohamed (@Oh_Hashir) July 26, 2016

Dear @CNN do you have internet connectivity in your offices? Can you not just google before posting anything that is not correct?

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@CNN is smoking grass .@manishalakhe

— Shantanu Ghosh (@docile_atom) July 26, 2016

@CNN Who is this @cnn ?

— Ultra Nationalist (@raghav_alwar) July 26, 2016

CNN just referred to @superstarrajini as a 'Bollywood' star. pic.twitter.com/mtC3dU7QjL

— Theena K (@KTheena) July 26, 2016

Reaction in Tamil Nadu after CNN referred to Rajni Anna as 'Bollywood Star' pic.twitter.com/clHqzINvwo

— _Brumby_ (@brumbyOz) July 26, 2016

CNN, the comedy channel you may not have heard about. https://t.co/vNIZ5SmvQ1

— Ivan Mehta (@IndianIdle) July 26, 2016

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Expect Tam Twitter to surpass Donald Trump in CNN-bashing today. https://t.co/U52bWTBEsl

— Gaurav Sabnis (@gauravsabnis) July 26, 2016

RIP CNN. https://t.co/J5QOf9Hk2l

— LalCanRajniCan't (@sidin) July 26, 2016

Rajinikanth, a *Bollywood* hero ? Delete this, quick, CNN. You don't know who you're messing with. https://t.co/3ZGFfbJO7G

— Count_Five (@Count_Five) July 26, 2016

@CNN Rajinikanth meet @CNN, a Chinese entertainment channel you may not have heard about. #facepalm

— P N (@purnacool) July 26, 2016

CNN is right after all. No one has heard of a Bollywood hero called Rajinikanth. https://t.co/GIKpjgkhnG

— Ramesh Nair (@rameshnair) July 26, 2016

You don't mess with the Thalaivaa!

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