Numerous Kollywood actors turned up on Thursday to cast their vote during the Tamil Nadu elections. Stars like Trisha Krishnan, Vijay, Ajith Kumar, Dhanush, Rajinikanth, Vijay Sethupathi and others were spotted across polling stations in Chennai, showing off their ink to the media present there after casting their vote.
Trisha Krishnan, Vijay cast votes
Trisha cast her vote at St. Francis Xavier Middle School in Alwarpet. The actor was spotted in a floral green kurta and was accompanied by her team as she turned up to vote. One video shows the actor’s team trying to push through photographers who almost followed her inside the booth. After casting her vote, Trisha went to her car, rolled down the window and showed off her ink, telling the press, “Please vote, just go vote. That’s your right, it’s your duty. Please go vote.”
Elsewhere, actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief and Tiruchirappalli East and Perambur candidate Vijay was spotted casting his vote at a polling booth in Neelankarai. Security and police could be seen amped up at the station as his followers and TVK supporters gathered there. Numerous fans also lined the roads as the actor-politician made his way to the polling booth, and his security team could be seen trying to clear the way. If this craze translates into votes, only time will tell as he contests elections for the first time through the TVK party.
Ajith Kumar, Dhanush, Rajinikanth at polling stations
On Thursday morning, numerous Kollywood celebrities were also spotted at polling stations across Chennai. Ajith Kumar, who flew down from Belgium to cast his vote, was spotted turning up to the polling station in a white suit. The police struggled to clear a way for him as his fans crowded near his car and kept blocking his way. At one point, he even whipped out his phone to film the fans and the media in return as they kept blocking his way. He even closed his ears as fans kept screaming his name.
Rajinikanth was among the first to vote, turning up early at his polling station. Vijay Sethupathi, Dhanush, Vikram, Khushbu Sundar, RJ Balaji, Sivakarthikeyan, Kamal Haasan, Shruti Haasan, Atlee, Radhika, Sarathkumar, Ilaiyaraaja, Vishal, R Parthiban, Pradeep Ranganathan, Arjun and several others cast their votes on Thursday. Several of them also spoke to the press after casting their votes and urged fans to turn up to vote.