Rajini says conserve water, Soundarya trolled for pool photo

“Removed the pictures shared in good spirit from my travel diaries, considering the sensitivity around the current water scarcity we are facing. The throwback pictures were to emphasise the importance of physical activities for children from a young age only. Let’s save water,” Soundarya tweeted.

Soundarya’s now-deleted post featured two photographs in which she was seen playing with her son Ved.

The Kochadaiyaan director had captioned the photo: “Teach them early ... and they learn to shine by themselves!”

Meanwhile, Rajinikanth had recently said Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) should be taken up on a war-footing to address the acute water crisis in the State.

The 69-year-old actor was speaking to reporters here on his arrival from Mumbai, where he was shooting for his film Durbar.

“As of now, immediate measures that need to be taken is saving rainwater. It should be on a war-footing mode. Then all water bodies, including lakes and ponds need to be desilted ahead of the monsoon season,” he said to a query on the water crisis prevailing in Tamil Nadu.

The city is facing a severe crisis with all four major reservoirs supplying water going bone dry, forcing residents to look for alternatives to tide over the crisis. Hollywood star Leonardo DiCaprio had recently expressed concern over the acute water crisis in Tamil Nadu. He had shared a post with the title, “Only rain can save Chennai from this situation”.