India, March 15 -- Poet and lyricist Vairamuthu was conferred with the prestigious Jnanpith Award on Saturday. Congratulatory messages poured in, including from Kamal Haasan and Rajinikanth. Singer Chinmayi Sripaada, who named the lyricist as an alleged abuser during the MeToo movement, called out the Tamil stars for it. Since then, she has faced a barrage of trolling equating her support for Trisha Krishnan to Rajinikanth-Kamal lauding Vairamuthu. (Also Read: After Kamal Haasan, Chinmayi Sripaada calls out Rajinikanth for lauding Vairamuthu after Jnanpith honour)

Trisha and actor-politician Vijay recently made waves when they wore matching outfits and turned up together at a wedding reception in Chennai. It came days after Vijay's wife,...