''Captain'' Vijayakanth fondly remembered on his first death anniversary

    Chennai, Dec 28 (PTI) Vijayakanth, popular yesteryear Tamil actor and Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam founder, was fondly remembered by his party workers and ardent fans, on the occasion of his first death anniversary on Saturday and they paid floral tributes at his memorial here.
With the DMDK observing the anniversary as 'Guru Pooja,' cadres and fans, led by party top leader Premalatha Vijayakanth, gathered in very large numbers at the party headquarters here and paid homage at the memorial. Heavy traffic congestion was witnessed in and around the Koyambedu locality as a lot of people lined up to pay tributes.
    Chief Minister and DMK President M K Stalin, in his tributes, praised Vijayakanth as a friend and hailed his 'pure love.' The late leader, who had no blemish in his heart, continued to live in people's hearts, the CM said.

Former Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Minister PK Sekar Babu were among the leaders who visited Vijayakanth's 'samadhi' on the DMDK headquarters premises here at Koyambedu and laid wreaths.

VK Sasikala, confidante of late Tamil Nadu CM and AIADMK supremo J Jayalalithaa, AIADMK leaders D Jayakumar and P Benjamin, BJP Tamil Nadu President K Annamalai, senior Saffron party leader Tamilisai Soundararajan and NTK leader Seeman, paid homage to Vijayakanth (1952-2023), hailed as 'captain' by his admirers.

The DMDK founder leader died here on December 28, 2023.

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