Hero
worship,
fanatic
behaviour
and
attachment
to
on-screen
heroes
are
altogether
shown
in
a
different
elevated
level
down
South.
One
such
example
to
flare
up
of
late
is
of
a
journalist
being
the
victim
of
actor
Vijay's
fans
glare.
Dhanya
Rajendran,
a
journalist
and
Editor-In-Chief
at
The
News
Minute,
was
recently
attacked
mercilessly
by
Thalapathy
Vijay's
fans
on
social
media.
The
journalist
who
considered
herself
prey
to
the
recently
released
movie
of
Shah
Rukh
Khan,
Jab
Harry
Met
Sejal,
wrote
a
crisp
review
on
her
Twitter
account.
But
the
problem
started
when
she
drew
parallel
comparison
to
a
Vijay's
movie
which
released
7
years
ago.
Dhanya
stated,
"I
watched
Vijay's
Sura
till
interval
&
walked
out.
#WhenHarryMetSejal
has
made
me
break
that
record.
Could
not
sit
till
interval"-Sic
Minutes
after
her
tweet,
Vijay's
fans
attacked
the
journalist
and
lashed
out
at
her
for
taking
the
actor's
old
movie
as
reference
in
a
negative
manner.
Though
it
appeared
to
be
an
individual's
opinion
of
a
movie,
fans
took
it
way
too
personally
and
started
remarking
at
Dhanya
in
an
offensive
and
abusive
manner.
A
lot
of
Twitterati
came
forward
to
support
Dhanya
and
it
was
the
work
of
the
President
of
the
DMK
party,
MK
Stalin,
who
voiced
his
support
in
favour
of
the
journalist.
Stalin
remarked,
intolerance
in
any
form,
for
expressing
ones
views
in
a
democratic
country
is
unacceptable.
These
acts
to
strangulate
the
freedom
of
expression,
especially
of
a
women
journalist
in
Chennai
is
highly
deplorable
and
condemnable.
Rule
of
law
must
take
prompt
measures
in
curbing
this
menace.
-Sic
Stalin's
tweet
came
in
as
a
breather
and
many
retweeted
the
same
which
in
turn
offered
a
huge
boost
of
support.
In
order
to
put
an
end
to
the
burning
issue,
actor
Vijay
himself
sprang
into
the
scene
by
releasing
a
press
note
in
Tamil.
The
translated
version
of
the
release
is
found
below.
"I
have
the
utmost
respect
for
woman
in
the
society.
There
is
freedom
of
opinion
to
criticize
anyone's
film
by
anyone
in
this
country.
ln
my
opinion,
in
any
circumstances,
no
one
should
reveal
contemptuous
or
disgraceful
comments
on
the
woman.
Everyone
should
respect
womanhood.
I
urge
you
not
to
post
anything
in
internet
with
the
intent
to
harm
or
offend
a
woman."
This
eventually
helped
in
pacifying
the
actor's
hardcore
fan
base
as
it
was
their
Demigod
himself
who
urged
them
to
subside
their
anger
level.