India, April 28 -- Actor and Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) chief Vijay recently paid a visit to the Tiruchendur Murugan temple in Tamil Nadu, just days after the polling phase and ahead of the election results scheduled for May 4. After spending some time at home, he planned the spiritual trip and took a late-night private flight from Chennai to Madurai. (Also read: Controversy surrounding Anugraha S Nambiar, Vijay Kumar Rajendran, Tamil web series Resort makers explained )

Despite the late hour, a large number of fans gathered at Madurai airport to catch a glimpse of the actor. Vijay acknowledged the crowd by waving and briefly standing through his car's sunroof. Dressed in a traditional silk veshti and shirt, departing from his usual ...