Tributes pour in for Vijayakanth, Tamil Nadu announces state honours for funeral

Tributes from across the country were poured in for the DMDK founder-leader Vijayakanth.

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on on December 28 announced full state honours for DMDK founder-leader Vijayakanth's funeral.

In his condolence message, Stalin expressed shock and grief over Vijayakanth's death and hailed him as an achiever; both as an actor and as a leader in public life.

Remembering his memories with Vijayakanth, Prime Minister Narendra Modi put a heartfelt post on his Social media X saying that Vijayakanth had been his good friend and he has put a huge impact on the political landscape of Tamil Nadu.

Extremely saddened by the passing away of Thiru Vijayakanth Ji. A legend of the Tamil film world, his charismatic performances captured the hearts of millions. As a political leader, he was deeply committed to public service, leaving a lasting impact on Tamil Nadu’s political… pic.twitter.com/di0ZUfUVWo

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 28, 2023 ">

Extremely saddened by the passing away of Thiru Vijayakanth Ji. A legend of the Tamil film world, his charismatic performances captured the hearts of millions. As a political leader, he was deeply committed to public service, leaving a lasting impact on Tamil Nadu’s political… pic.twitter.com/di0ZUfUVWo

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) December 28, 2023

Rahul Gandhi in an X post said that the demise of Vijayakanth has deeply saddened him and his contribution to the cinema and politics has left an 'indelible' mark on millions of people.

Deeply saddened by the demise of DMDK founder, Thiru Vijayakanth ji.

His contributions to cinema and politics have left an indelible mark on the hearts of millions. My heartfelt condolences to his family and fans during this difficult time.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 28, 2023 ">

Deeply saddened by the demise of DMDK founder, Thiru Vijayakanth ji.

His contributions to cinema and politics have left an indelible mark on the hearts of millions. My heartfelt condolences to his family and fans during this difficult time.

— Rahul Gandhi (@RahulGandhi) December 28, 2023