I’m ok but meet Veerappan’s demands, says Rajkumar

An audio tape containing Rajkumar’s message in Kannada was played today by private Kannada television channel Udaya TV.

Rajkumar, who has been in Veerappan’s captivity for the second week, said he was happy and nobody was troubling him whatsoever. “I am getting food and hospitality….I am fine in the midst of nature.. in sylvan surroundings forgetting my house..my bondage”.

“Nobody need worry about me. I am fine..I am fine”.

But he hastened to add that he desires to meet all his well-wishers at the earliest.

The 71-year-old star said he was sending the message since it was improper not to respond to his wife, children, fans and women, who were all very worried following the kidnapping.

He said the journalist-emissary R R Gopal suggested to him to inform about his well-being.

The cassette had been brought to Chennai by a person early today along with a set of photographs of Rajkumar and three others with Gopal in the jungles.

A Chennai report said Rajkumar began the message in Tamil, saying he was happy and comfortable in the company of Veerappan and his associates and he could hardly feel the passage of ten days.