Tamil superstar Vijay paid his last respects to DMDK chief and actor Vijayakanth last night. Thalapathy Vijay, who is said to have had a close bond with Vijayakanth, turned emotional while seeing the actor-turned-politician for one last time. Thousands of people, fans, celebrities and politicians thronged the Island Grounds near Marina beach in Chennai on Friday to pay homage to him. Amid the crowd, a mysterious person threw a slipper at Vijay at Vijayakanth's funeral when the actor was leaving the venue. 

The Bigil star attended the funeral of his mentor Vijaykanth on December 28 when he was mobbed by a rowdy crowd and media persons. Vijay was surrounded by the media and fans during Vijayakanth's funeral, and the crowd went uncontrollable. A video of a mysterious man throwing a slipper at Vijay was caught on camera.