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Rajnikanth Cheerful after Chest Surgery

South Indian Actor Rajinikanth on Monday underwent a minor procedure at the Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre, where the doctors removed the excess fluid that had accumulated in his lungs. "The fluid in his chest was pressing against the lungs, causing respiratory problems. We had to aspirate this fluid," a doctor treating him told our source. Rajnikanth was admitted to the hospital on Saturday with pneumonia, kidney and liver problems. He is being treated at a private ward on the seventh floor, where doctors gave him oxygen intermittently and pumped him with antibiotics to clear respiratory infections. "We are managing his kidney condition medically. At this point, we don't know if we would have to start him on dialysis. It is possible that his kidneys would start functioning normally after he comes out of the severe respiratory infection," a senior doctor said. A bulletin from the hospital said a team of doctors was treating him for recurrent respiratory