Chennai, July 27 -- A bomb threat was reported at the residence of actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) president Vijay in Neelankarai on Chennai's East Coast Road early Sunday morning, police said.

According to a statement from Neelankarai Police, "The call was made at around 5:20 a.m. to the Chennai Police Control Room, claiming that a bomb had been planted at the actor-politician's house. Upon receiving the threat, three bomb squad experts and a sniffer dog were immediately dispatched to Vijay's residence."

"After nearly an hour of inspection, the bomb squad confirmed that no explosives were found at the site. The officials declared it a hoax and left the premises after completing their inspection," said police.

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