Thalapathy Vijay call to end cash for votes

Thalapathy Vijay asked students to ask their parents to not accept money for casting votes. " I am sure they will listen, No harm in trying it " , he told the students who came with their parents to recieve cash award of Rs 10,000 and a certificate from Vijay Makkal Iyakkam. He said that the finger that deides the future leaders has become like poking the finger at one's own eye. He said that if Rs 1000 is given to each voter and taking that there is 1.5 lakh voters, one should think that the man who is spending Rs 15 crore would have earned how much before that. In his brief speech he said that money and land can be taken away but not education from any one and said that he heard in a film dialogue. He said that those who have completed 10 and 12th Standard would be going away from their parents care and enter a world of freedom in college and said that that should be handled with caution and at that time he said that life too should be enjoyed. He asked students to take up the habit of reading and said that it was only that in recent times that he took to reading. He started his speech by saying unlike those who were sitting in the hall, he was a very ordainry student who just passed his exams. He ended the speech saying that those who had passed with distinction should take time to spend with those who had not passed the exams and motivate them. Crowds cheered him when he came down from the dias and went to student who was physically disabled to give the certificate and similarly seated next to him in the audience was a student's mother who came with a baby in a pram

Vijay fans memes on Stalin- Thalapathy adds fuel to Muslim fire

Thalapathy Makkal Iyakkam issued a stern warning to members to not troll- put memes, write any defamatory about any political leader in any media and warned of immediate dismissal. This is fall out of the unscheduled meet between TN CM Stalin and Thalapathy Vijay at the wedding reception of Kalapathi Agroharm owner of AGS group of companies that includes AGS Entertainment.AGS produced Vijay's Bigil and is sceduled to bankroll an Atlee - Vijay film in 2023. Yesterday morning, Indian Union Muslim League ( alliance partner of DMK) issued a statement and a letter to Home Secretary asking that Beast be banned as the film t ( produced by Kalanithi Maran of Sun Pictures) picturises Muslims as the brain behind terrorist activity. This was after a news report said that Kuwait censors had banned the film. What was suprising was the support from the minorities wing of PMK to the League call. PMK which has a cadre base in South districts can disturb the screenings. IUML is a alliance partner of DMK and contested in Vaniyambadi -Kadainallur and Chidambram.They lost to AIADMK whose alliance partner is PMK.Reason for PMK backing IUML is that the Makkal Iyakkam defeated PMK candidates and even got Chairman posts in Vanniar belt during the local body polls. PMK saw red as some time back it was Actor Vijaykant who was a headache as he poached on Vanniyar youth votes.

As it is Ramzan month, response to film releases in Muslim dominated areas will be less. It is more pronounced in Malabar areas of Kerala and pockets of Telangana ( Old Hyderabad).The ban call has been downplayed in mainstream media but last minute drama might play out in court room.