Nagapattinam, May 2 -- Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam chief Vijay on Saturday is set to offer special prayers at the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health in Tamil Nadu's Velankanni, a day before counting for the assembly elections is set to begin.

Vijay's fans posted themselves near the church's entrance in the hopes of getting a glimpse of the former actor too, with hundreds of people waiting in anticipation since Saturday morning.

The Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health is a shrine dedicated to the Virgin Mary in Tamil Nadu's Velankanni. The shrine is its busiest between August 29 and September 8 for its annual festival, Holy Week, and Christmas.

Vijay's visit to the shrine comes a day before counting is set to begin for the Assembly electio...