India, June 4 -- Recently, when RJ Balaji candidly admitted that Karuppu was initially pitched to be Vijay's final film, it rubbed Suriya's fans the wrong way. When he reiterated the same during his meeting with Vijay, the flak against him only intensified. It did not help matters when the film's editor R Kalaivanan remarked in an interview that the film would've been 'even more explosive' had it starred Vijay. Amid backlash for his team, Suriya posted a cryptic note about love and kindness.

On Thursday, Suriya posted a minimalist note on his Instagram stories. It reads, "Lead with love. Stay kind. Stay generous." Given that he posted the note amid growing criticism of Balaji and Kalaivanan, many fans took it to mean he was referring to ...