Vijay fans paste posters of ‘future leader’ ahead of actor’s birthday

Madurai: Fans of actor Vijay have covered the walls in the city with the film star’s posters ahead of his birthday falling on June 22. Some of the posters herald him as ‘the future leader’ and the ‘saviour of Tamils’. It is expected that more such posters will crop up in the next few days.

Two years ago, the actor’s fans in Madurai had come up with similar posters on his birthday. Some of them had claimed that he would make an important announcement on his birthday. This created a flutter in the political circles, but it was later clarified they were just posters by some overenthusiastic fans.

The posters also have images of actors Sivaji Ganeshan and Kamal Haasan in them. Pictures of actor Rajnikanth, though, were conspicuous by their absence. “Rajini is not important to us now,’’ said Kumar, a fan.

The fans said that with movie theatres not functioning, these posters were the only way by which they could show their love for their favourite star.

``We hope everything gets back to normal and we are able to watch him on screen soon,’’ they said.