'Thalapathy' Vijay paid tribute to the late actor-politician Vijayakanth on Thursday evening at Island Ground in Chennai, where the icon is lying in state. A video being shared online shows Vijay walking through a mob of fans, visibly distraught, when a shoe comes flying towards him and hits him. Vijay does not look back and a person walking beside him throws the shoe back in the direction from where it came. It is not known why Vijay was seemingly targetted, but a representative of one of actor Ajith's fan clubs shared a statement condemning the attack. He shared, "We #Ajith fans strongly condemneding this disrespect behaviour to vijay . whoever it may be, we should respect when they came to our place. Throwing slipper to @actorvijay is totally not acceptable 👎🏻 Stay strong #Vijay." Vijay and Ajith's fans have clashed many times in the past. ALSO READ | Vijayakanth Death and Funeral News Live Updates: Kamal Haasan, Rajinikanth, Nirmala Sitharaman pay tribute to Captain; unidentified person attacks Vijay We #Ajith fans strongly condemneding this disrespect behaviour to vijay . whoever it may be, we should respect when they came to our place. Throwing slipper to @actorvijay is totally not acceptable 👎🏻 Stay strong #Vijay #RIPCaptainVijayakanth pic.twitter.com/dVg9RjC7Yy — AK (@iam_K_A) December 29, 2023 Captain Vijayakanth passed away on Thursday in Chennai due to pneumonia. The actor tested positive for Covid-19 and was on ventilator support. His funeral is being held on Friday. The mortal remains of #Vijayakanth will be kept at Island Grounds from 6 am till 1 pm on Friday for public homage. The final procession will then begin from Island Grounds and reach the DMDK office at Koyambedu via Poonamallee Road. @IndianExpress — Janardhan Koushik (@koushiktweets) December 28, 2023 Rajinikanth was also present at the funeral to pay tribute to the late actor. #Rajinikanth paid homage to his friend, brother and captain #Vijayakanth ❤️ Two greatest of legends from humble beginnings and who loved each other , always ❤️ #Vijaykanth #Vijayakanth #RIPCaptainVijayakanth #RIPVijayakanth #SuperstarRajinikanth #விஜயகாந்த் pic.twitter.com/8HUOgjwch9 — Achilles (@Searching4ligh1) December 29, 2023 Yow nanba Vijay 😂 pic.twitter.com/0IZPIuM2V8 — Shivam (@shivamroger) December 29, 2023 Thalapathy @actorvijay paid his last respects to Captain #Vijayakanth sir#RIPCaptainVijayakanth 💔 pic.twitter.com/QBFkNlJg4I — Kumar M (@kumarm0027) December 28, 2023 Vijayakanth was known for box office hits such as Chatriyan, Sattam Oru Iruttarai, Vallarasu, Ramana, Engal Anna, Senthoora Poove, Pulan Visaranai, Honest Raj and Chinna Gounder. It was his 1991 film Captain Prabhakaran that earned him the moniker ‘Captain’.
