<p>American news organisation CNN called Indian superstar Rajinikanth a 'Bollywood hero' in their tweet and got schooled by Twitterati for the faux pas.</p>
<p><img title="Twitterati 'roast' CNN for calling Rajinikanth a 'Bollywood hero'" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/jul/26kabali.jpg" alt="Twitterati 'roast' CNN for calling Rajinikanth a 'Bollywood hero'" width="670" height="447" /><span style="font-size: x-small;"><em><strong>Rajinikanth in a still from 'Kabali'</strong></em></span></p>
<p><strong>Here's a screenshot of CNN's tweet:</strong></p>
<p><img title="Twitterati 'roast' CNN for calling Rajinikanth a 'Bollywood hero'" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2016/jul/27-rajinikanth-bollywood-cn.jpg" alt="Twitterati 'roast' CNN for calling Rajinikanth a 'Bollywood hero'" /></p>
<p><strong>Here's how Thalaivaa fans reacted...</strong></p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/CNN">@CNN</a> Please delete your post before u face wrath from South Indians.</p>
&mdash; Allan Carvalho (@Allan_crv) <a href="https://twitter.com/Allan_crv/status/757894632646684672">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/CNN">@CNN</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/superstarrajini">@superstarrajini</a> is as much bollywood as you guys are a reliable/accurate news agency. Shame on you, guys.</p>
&mdash; Hashir Mohamed (@Oh_Hashir) <a href="https://twitter.com/Oh_Hashir/status/757930703388418048">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/CNN">@CNN</a> If i had a shot for every time you reported news wrongly, I would die of alcohol poisoning in the next 30 mins (cc: <a href="https://twitter.com/superstarrajini">@superstarrajini</a> )</p>
&mdash; Hashir Mohamed (@Oh_Hashir) <a href="https://twitter.com/Oh_Hashir/status/757930880966856704">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Dear <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN">@CNN</a> do you have internet connectivity in your offices? Can you not just google before posting anything that is not correct?</p>
&mdash; &agrave;&curren;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0085&agrave;&curren;&uml;&agrave;&yen;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0081&agrave;&curren;&deg;&agrave;&curren;&frac34;&agrave;&curren;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0097 &agrave;&curren;&cedil;&agrave;&curren;&iquest;&agrave;&curren;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&agrave;&curren;&sup1; (@raza_azh) <a href="https://twitter.com/raza_azh/status/757891053877768192">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/CNN">@CNN</a> is smoking grass .<a href="https://twitter.com/manishalakhe">@manishalakhe</a></p>
&mdash; Shantanu Ghosh (@docile_atom) <a href="https://twitter.com/docile_atom/status/757904344368844801">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/CNN">@CNN</a> Who is this <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN">@cnn</a> ?</p>
&mdash; Ultra Nationalist (@raghav_alwar) <a href="https://twitter.com/raghav_alwar/status/757893490160365568">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">CNN just referred to <a href="https://twitter.com/superstarrajini">@superstarrajini</a> as a 'Bollywood' star. <a href="https://t.co/mtC3dU7QjL">pic.twitter.com/mtC3dU7QjL</a></p>
&mdash; Theena K (@KTheena) <a href="https://twitter.com/KTheena/status/757895912869863424">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="sl" dir="ltr">Reaction in Tamil Nadu after CNN referred to Rajni Anna as 'Bollywood Star' <a href="https://t.co/clHqzINvwo">pic.twitter.com/clHqzINvwo</a></p>
&mdash; _Brumby_ (@brumbyOz) <a href="https://twitter.com/brumbyOz/status/757892831843188736">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">CNN, the comedy channel you may not have heard about. <a href="https://t.co/vNIZ5SmvQ1">https://t.co/vNIZ5SmvQ1</a></p>
&mdash; Ivan Mehta (@IndianIdle) <a href="https://twitter.com/IndianIdle/status/757893369167085568">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Bollywood!? &eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082&eth;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u009f&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0098&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;&Acirc;u00c2u0082<br />Expect Tam Twitter to surpass Donald Trump in CNN-bashing today. <a href="https://t.co/U52bWTBEsl">https://t.co/U52bWTBEsl</a></p>
&mdash; Gaurav Sabnis (@gauravsabnis) <a href="https://twitter.com/gauravsabnis/status/757856846258380801">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="tr" dir="ltr">RIP CNN. <a href="https://t.co/J5QOf9Hk2l">https://t.co/J5QOf9Hk2l</a></p>
&mdash; LalCanRajniCan't (@sidin) <a href="https://twitter.com/sidin/status/757892400543072256">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Rajinikanth, a *Bollywood* hero ? Delete this, quick, CNN. You don't know who you're messing with. <a href="https://t.co/3ZGFfbJO7G">https://t.co/3ZGFfbJO7G</a></p>
&mdash; Count_Five (@Count_Five) <a href="https://twitter.com/Count_Five/status/757936283314450432">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/CNN">@CNN</a> Rajinikanth meet <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN">@CNN</a>, a Chinese entertainment channel you may not have heard about. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/facepalm?src=hash">#facepalm</a></p>
&mdash; P N (@purnacool) <a href="https://twitter.com/purnacool/status/757869175905726465">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">CNN is right after all. No one has heard of a Bollywood hero called Rajinikanth. <a href="https://t.co/GIKpjgkhnG">https://t.co/GIKpjgkhnG</a></p>
&mdash; Ramesh Nair (@rameshnair) <a href="https://twitter.com/rameshnair/status/757926611769450496">July 26, 2016</a></blockquote>
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<p><strong>You don't mess with the Thalaivaa!</strong></p>

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...

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