Vignesh Shivan issues clarification after netizens troll him for liking a post about the fallout of Lokesh Kanagaraj and Vijay; calls it ‘silly mistake’

Thalapathy Vijay recently collaborated with Lokesh Kanagaraj on Leo, featuring an ensemble cast, which is slated for release later this month.

Thalapathy Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj have created immense buzz on social media with their film Leo nearing its release. Amid this, fans were curious to know about an alleged fight that ensued between the filmmaker and superstar, and recently when one of the posts was shared online, filmmaker and Nayanthara’s husband Vignesh Shivan ended up liking it and this did not go down well with Vijay and Lokesh fans. While a lot of trolling and backlash followed, Vignesh decided to clarify his stand and also apologizing to the fans in a note posted by him on the platform.

Vignesh Shivan issues clarification after netizens troll him for liking a post about the fallout of Lokesh Kanagaraj and Vijay; calls it ‘silly mistake’

One of the users took to X, formerly known as Twitter, highlighting how Vignesh Shivan liked one of the post about the alleged fight between Thalapathy Vijay and Lokesh Kanagaraj during their stint together in Leo, wherein it read, “@Dir_Lokesh sir, We all know what happened between you and @actorvijay after #NaaReady song release and we clearly know why you have to remove #Leo hashtag and to not to use #Vijay's name in any promotions after that...” Reposting the same, Vignesh Shivan issued a clarification statement on the same platform, saying, “Dear Vijay sir fans , Loki fans … sorry for the confusion ?? without even seeing the msg , the context or the content of the video or the tweet , by jus seeing Loki’s interview I liked the video !”

He went on to add, cos am a big fan of his works and his interviews and the way he speaks ! Am also eagerly awaiting for the grand release of Thalapathy vijay sir’s Leo .. by impulse , I jus liked seeing Loki bro’s image in the interview , like the same way I saw a shot of Nayan in a video clip where she had performed brilliantly and it was one of my fav shots so instantly liked that tweet also …. My bad ! I didn’t even see the video inside or read the tweet involved in both the cases ! Should have been careful ! Sorry ?? So it’s a silly mistake from my side ! And I express my apologies to all the good Thalapathy fans across the globe ???? waiting to see the blockbuster movie on 19th October with the same excitement as ya’ll ! So please stop wasting ur time in commenting more about this silly mistake and start celebrating LEO and all the good work that’s been put into it ! Godbless ?????? JaiHindh ????????”

Dear Vijay sir fans , Loki fans … sorry for the confusion ???? without even seeing the msg , the context or the content of the video or the tweet , by jus seeing Loki’s interview I liked the video !
cos am a big fan of his works and his interviews and the way he speaks !
Am also… https://t.co/JIJymxI2mJ

— VigneshShivan (@VigneshShivN) October 8, 2023

Leo, starring Trisha Krishnan, Sanjay Dutt, Arjun Sarja in pivotal roles, is slated for release on October 19, 2023 in Tamil and multiple dubbed languages including Hindi.

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