Updated On: 01 April, 2021 12:00 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
While some lauded the megastar for the achievement, others said the award being given just a week before the Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections raises eyebrows

Rajinikanth. Pic/AFP
Megastar Rajinikanth will be conferred with the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award for his contribution in 2019 to Indian cinema, announced Union Minister Prakash Javadekar on Thursday.
Really happy that the jury unanimously chose the legendary @rajinikanth ji for the #DadaSahebPhalke award.
My all-time favourite movie of Thalaiva is the 1992 Tamil classic Annamalai. pic.twitter.com/LOVDm9K6qs