Vijay hosted Iftar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu and greeted Muslims, hailing the ideals of brotherhood and humanism.

Wearing a skullcap and clad in a white shirt and dhoti, Vijay thanked Muslims for accepting his invitation and for taking part in the event.

A video shared by news agency ANI showed Vijay sitting along with Muslims, praying and breaking fast. The video was captioned as: "#WATCH | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder and chief Vijay hosts  Iftar  during Ramzan month, in Chennai."

Later, the actor-politician appeared from the sunroof of his campaign van and waved at his excited fans who had gathered on roadsides and on a flyover.

The video went viral soon. While several social media user praised him for "secularism", many others slammed him for doing "appeasement" politics.

"Appeasement!!!," an X user exclaimed, while another said, “Vijay is a chaste Tamil name and he is deeply rooted in the culture of the land as we can see here.”

Many praised Vijay for his actions, with one comments stating, "Thalapathy Vijay hosts Iftar to strengthen brotherhood and harmony in the society."