As reported previously, actor Vijay paid a visit to the Kallakurichi district along with his manager Bussy Anand, to meet those hospitalized from consuming spurious liquor sold illegally sold in the Tamil Nadu region. The incident dubbed 'Kallakurichi hooch tragedy' has taken as many as 51 lives as on Friday, and Vijay last evening met with the families affected at the hospitals, and offered them consolation. 

#WATCH | Tamil Nadu: Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam president Vijay visits victims of Hooch tragedy in Kallakurichi Government Medical College. pic.twitter.com/w2zM2vezIP

— ANI (@ANI) June 20, 2024

Vijay is expected to be making his big political debut in 2026, and currently he has founded a political party named Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam (TVK). The actor-politician who is turning 50 on June 22, 2024 has instructed TVK workers to assist both the survivors and the families of the deceased in Kallakurichi, instead of focusing on Vijay's birthday celebrations. 

கள்ளக்குறிச்சி மாவட்டம், கருணாபுரம் பகுதியில் கள்ளச் சாராயம் அருந்திய 25க்கும் மேற்பட்டோர் காலமான செய்தி, மிகுந்த அதிர்சியையும் மன வேதனையையும் அளிக்கிறது. உயிரிழந்தவர்களின் குடும்பத்தினருக்கு எனது ஆழ்ந்த அனுதாபங்களைத் தெரிவித்துக்கொள்வதோடு, உடல்நலம் பாதிக்கப்பட்டு சிகிச்சை பெற்று…

— TVK Vijay (@tvkvijayhq) June 20, 2024

Vijay was also the first actor from Tamil Cinema to condemn the ruling state government, and the administration responsible for the Kallakurichi hooch tragedy. He sent out a tweet via the handle of his TVK political party, calling the incident 'shocking and heartbreaking'.