Chennai/IBNS, Sept. 2 -- Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay's interaction with an elderly woman during an unplanned stop in Salem went viral after the TVK chief handed over his sunglasses to her in a heartwarming gesture, media reports said.

Vijay visited Salem on Tuesday to open the gates of the Mettur Dam for the release of water for Samba paddy cultivation in the Cauvery Delta.

After the official programme, he was travelling from Mettur towards the airport when he made an unscheduled stop at a roadside farmhouse.

One of the women, identified as Chellam, recognised Vijay and approached him, holding his hand.

The actor-turned-politician then walked around the garden with her, asked her name and enquired about her well-being.

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