Actor-Politician Vijayakanth Laid To Rest, Thousands Pay Last Respects
NDTV
People walked for more than ten kilometres as actor-politician Vijayakanth's coffin moved from the Island Grounds in Chennai to the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) headquarters, where he was laid to rest.
Actor-politician Vijayakanth was laid to rest in Chennai with full state honours on Friday as thousands of his fans and followers paid their last respects. He died aged 71 on Thursday after a prolonged illness.
People walked for more than ten kilometres as Vijayakanth's coffin moved from the Island Grounds in Chennai to the Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) headquarters, where he was laid to rest in the presence of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin and his cabinet ministers.
"After MGR (MG Ramachandran), he was the only actor who took up issues like corruption, and that struck a chord with masses," Karthik, a fan from Vijayakanth's hometown Madurai district, told NDTV.
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