A reward of Rs 1,001 has been promised by the Hindu Makkal Katchi for anyone who kicks actor Vijay Sethupathi for allegedly abusing U Muthuramalingam Thevar, a Thevar community freedom fighter.

The official Twitter account of the party said, “Arjun Sampath announces cash award, for kicking actor Vijay Sethupathi for insulting Thevar Ayya. 1 kick = Rs.1001/- for anyone who kicks him until he apologizes (sic).”

This occurred after a video went viral on November 3 showing a man identified as Maha Gandhi trying to kick Vijay Sethupathi as he was being escorted by his crew at Bengaluru’s Kempegowda International Airport.

According to The News Minute, Maha Gandhi stated he wanted to congratulate Sethupathi on winning a National Award because he was a fan, to which the actor allegedly answered with a “Is this a nation?” statement. The man went on to say that because Sethupathi is from the south, Maha invited him to the Thevar Guru Puja, which is conducted in Muthuramalingam’s honour.

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“Vijay Sethupathi replied that the person I’m talking about is a Jewish carpenter (Jesus) and not who I am saying,” The News Minute quoted Maha Gandhi as saying. Maha further added that he was later attacked by two people as he was trying to get his luggage and that he wanted to respond to Sethupathi in the same manner which is why he lunged at the actor.

Meanwhile, Vijay Sethupathi claims that the incident was “blown out of proportion” after it was captured on a phone and uploaded to the internet. “A very minor issue was blown out of proportion because an onlooker shot the incident on his phone. You know how it is these days. Every phone carrier is a filmmaker,” Sethupathi said.

When asked about Maha Gandhi, Sethupathi stated that the man was not a fan of his and was inebriated, which is why he acted the way he did. “He was drunk.” When people are not in their senses they behave like that. He was not a fan. He got into an argument with us. The argument continued when we landed,” concluded the actor.

Vijay Sethupathi Kalimuthu, professionally known as Vijay Sethupathi, is an Indian actor and producer who primarily works in Tamil cinema, with a few Malayalam, Telugu, and Hindi films thrown in for good measure. He has starred in over 50 films, including numerous successful projects, and is known to fans and the media as “Makkal Selvan” (“People’s Treasure”). He has won numerous honours, including a National Film Award.