witnessed
a turn around of 5000 fans in Chennai alone.
Apart from the fans, leaders from some political
parties also showed their support and visited
the location in Chennai, near Chepauk Stadium.
The fast started at 8.00 a.m. with the initiation
ceremony performed by Vijay's father S.A.
Chandrasekhar. While addressing the gathering,
he mentioned that it was an attempt to show
solidarity towards the genocide in Sri Lanka
and that people from all sections of the
society were participating in the fast to
support the cause. Vijay joined the gathering
later on and sat through the day. An emotional
Vijay noted that he had no words to express
gratitude to his fans for organizing the
fast. The fast ended at 4.00 p.m. with Vijay's
mother, Shoba Chandrasekhar, distributing
juice. Apart from Vijay's family, including
his wife Sangeetha, director Perarasu and
actor Mansoor Ali Khan were also seen on
the stage.
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