CHENNAI: Popular yesteryear Tamil actor and DMDK founderleader Vijayakanth died here on Thursday after battling pneumonia. Vijayakanth had been ill and kept a low profile for the past 4-5 years and his wife Premalatha formally took over the reins of the DMDK on December 14 and she was declared the general secretary at a party meet here.
The government has announced full state honours for Vijayakanth's funeral. The DMDK said the last rites would be conducted on December 29 at 4.45 PM on the premises of the party headquarters and party flags would fly at half mast for 15 days.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister M K Stalin were among a string of leaders to condole the death. Swarms of people thronged the headquarters of the DMDK (Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam) here all day to pay homage to their much-loved actor and leader 'Captain.
Vijayakanth, aged 71 was popular as 'Captain' after he performed the role of an IFS officer in the 1991 blockbuster Tamil movie 'Captain Prabhakaran. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
The acclaimed actor, even before he gave the hope of a new messiah after his political entry in 2005, had a huge fan following, which he organised well into a structural unit and that stood him in good stead when he took the political plunge.
Respected as a philanthropist and hailed by the Tamil film world and fans alike for over two decades (since the 1980s) as 'the macho actor' and real life saviour, that impressive on and off-screen charisma appeared to translate well electorally too, considering the DMDK's performance, which bet on eradicating poverty and corruption.
This story is from the December 29, 2023 edition of Millennium Post Delhi.
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