TVMI Files Police Complaint, Demands Action Against Man Who Threw Slipper After Vijay Attacked With Chappal

Last week in Chennai, at Vijaykanth’s funeral, Thalapathy Vijay was assaulted. At the cremation, the Tamil star joined the film community to offer his last respects. But Vijay was accosted by a furious group of mourners, one of them even struck him with a slipper. After that occurrence, there was a lot of social media outcry calling on the authorities to prosecute the offender harshly. A formal complaint has now been filed.

Makkal Iyakkam, a Thalapathy Vijay office bearer, has filed a police complaint alleging that famous actor Vijay was thrown a chappal when he visited the DMDK headquarters to pay his last respects to Captain Vijayakanth, who died away on December 28.

Numerous well-known Tamil people attended the burial, which was held in Chennai. Among the celebrities in attendance during the funeral was Vijay. A saddened Vijay could be seen navigating the crowd to pay his last respects in a video that went popular on X, the former name of Twitter. Upon meeting Vijaykanth’s family, he expressed his sympathy. The actor was violently accosted as he tried to leave, and the cops had to assist him get through. An anonymous male was also seen in a video tossing a slipper at him. Vijay, fortunately, avoided the blow.

The district president of TVMI South Chennai submitted the complaint. The complaint requests that the police prosecute the person who threw the chappal at Vijay, claiming that it injured Vijay’s admirers.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, December 28, Vijaykanth passed away. The 71-year-old politician and actor was receiving respiratory support after a positive Covid-19 test. Accepted into MIOT International is the actor-turned-political leader who also started the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) party.