Vijay fans compare actor to Dravidian ideologues, receive flak on social media

Vijay fans' carry huge admiration for the actor and respect for him is immense—so much so that they started comparing the 'Sarkar' actor with Dravidian ideologues EV Ramasamy Periyar and CN Anna Durai.

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Last year, Vijay fans pasted the actor’s posters alongside Dravidian ideologue EV Ramasamy Periyar and former chief minister CN Anna Durai in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu.

Tamil actor Vijay’s followers are not known for understatements. From placing flex boards to pouring milk on the actor’s cut-outs, Vijay fans love for their hero is beyond imagination.

Their admiration for Vijay is so immense that they have started comparing the ‘Sarkar’ actor with Dravidian ideologues EV Ramasamy Periyar and CN Anna Durai. However, that did not go down well with Dravidian enthusiasts and the common viewers as the comparisons were heavily panned on social media.

Last year, Vijay fans pasted the actor’s posters alongside Periyar and former chief minister Anna Durai in Dindigul district of Tamil Nadu. “If you come to politics you will be Anna if you don’t come you are Periyar,” one poster read. The poster conveyed that if Vijay comes to politics he will be the Chief Minister and if doesn’t he will be the ‘King Maker’ like Periyar. The posters had then earned the wrath of common viewers. Now, it has started doing the rounds again on Whatsapp.

Vijay, one of the highest paid Indian actors, has a huge fan base across the country. The Tamil Nadu-born actor will be celebrating his 45th birthday on June 22nd. Since his upcoming movie’s title and the first look is also scheduled to release ahead of his birthday, the fans are in for a double-treat.

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Having begun the countdown for his birthday a month ago on Twitter, Vijay fans also started sharing posters seemingly urging him to join politics. Despite the top actors repeatedly expressing their displeasure and asking their fans not to indulge in such acts, the fans are in no mood to listen.

Janardhan Koushik

Janardhan Koushik is Deputy Copy Editor of indianexpress.com. He is a New Media journalist with over five years of reporting experience in the industry. He has a keen interest in politics, sports, films, and other civic issues. Janardhan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication from SRM Arts and Science College and a PG Diploma in New Media from Asian College of Journalism, one of the top ranked journalism schools in India. He started his career with India Today group as a sub-editor as part of the sports team in 2016. He has also a wide experience as a script-writer having worked for short-films, pilot films as well as a radio jockey cum show producer while contributing for an online Tamil FM. As a multilingual journalist, he actively tracks the latest development in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry utiling his well-established networks to contribute significantly to breaking news stories. He has also worked as a sports analyst for Star Sports. ... Read More

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