Actor Vijay Sethupathi's comment on leadership inside the Bigg Boss Tamil house has turned into a full-blown political controversy, after viewers linked his words to Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Joseph C Vijay, who heads the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam.
The remark came during a conversation with contestant Shathiga and did not name any leader or party. Even so, TVK supporters treated it as a veiled attack on the chief minister and went after the actor on social media. Bigg Boss Tamil has now issued a clarification asking viewers not to read political meaning into conversations happening inside the show, while Naam Tamilar Katchi chief Seeman has stepped in to defend Sethupathi, asking why only one party is reacting so strongly to a general comment on leadership.
