Vijay in a nonetheless from the video. (courtesy: iam_K_A)

New Delhi:

Tamil famous person Vijay paid respect to the late actor-politician Vijayakanth at Island Ground, Chennai, on Friday. The DMDK president and actor died after testing optimistic for COVID-19 on Thursday. He was 71. Now, a video of Vijay being attacked by an unidentified particular person has surfaced on-line. In the clip,  shared by a fan web page on X (previously Twitter), the actor could be seen transferring in the direction of his car when he was mobbed by followers. A number of seconds later, a slipper is hurled at him and it hits his neck. Vijay does not look again and retains transferring. We can see the actor’s bodyguard attempting his finest to make means for him. The textual content connected to the clip learn, “Actor Vijay was attacked by some unidentified persons in the Vijayakanth funeral place.”

Actor #Vijay was attacked by some unidentified individuals within the #Vijayakanth funeral place ????#Captain#RIPVijayakanthpic.twitter.com/lmrmRr1WVR

— AK (@iam_K_A) December 29, 2023

In one other clip, which was recorded from a special angle, a fan is seen throwing the slipper away after it hits the Tamil famous person. “Another video of a slipper being thrown at Vijay. This is wrong,” learn the textual content.

Another video of slipper being thrown at vijay.

This is improper!???? ????pic.twitter.com/ssWiXWqMr8https://t.co/lQ4xV2cJTO

— WarLord (@Mr_Ashthetics) December 29, 2023

Vijayakanth’s funeral passed off at 1 pm on Friday. Celebrities and political leaders gathered on the Island Ground to pay their final respects to the Tamil cinema icon.  Vijayakanth, fondly known as “Captain”, was admitted to a hospital and placed on ventilator assist after he complained of respiratory issues, reported information company ANI. Some of Vijayakanth’s memorable movies embrace Chatriyan, Sattam Oru Iruttarai, Vallarasu, Ramana, and Engal Anna amongst others.

Meanwhile, Vijay was final seen in Lokesh Kanagaraj’s Leo. The movie, which hit the theatres on October 18, additionally options Sanjay Dutt and Trisha Krishnan in outstanding roles. Film critic Saibal Chatterjee, in his assessment for NDTV, gave Leo 2.5 stars and wrote, “The younger director might not be on the peak of his prowess as an motion filmmaker in Leo the movie flags appreciably within the second half and tends to make heavy climate of piecing collectively of the previous and the current of the storyline – Lokesh Kanagaraj is aware of how you can maintain the narrative on the boil with a attribute complement of motion blocks and the occasional reminiscent of characters and conditions from his earlier movies. It is a universe that he’s constructing, keep in mind.

Up subsequent, Vijay will likely be seen in Venkat Prabhu’s Thalapathy 68.