Thalapathy Vijay is among the top league of superstars in South India and apart from his home state Tamil Nadu enjoys a huge fan following in neighboring Kerala as well where his fans break records in erecting massive cutouts for him.

P.C. George the MLA of Poonjur, Kerala on a television debate declared that Vijay has more fans than the reigning superstars of the state and that he has witnessed them pouring thousands of litres of milk on his cutouts. His statement has raised a storm in God's own country as not only the other debaters on the show but fans of Mohan Lal and Mammootty have shown their dissent at the politician's dig.

A few months back the Wayanad sub-collector Umesh Kesavan also made similar comments on Thalapathy Vijay and had stated that kids in his region did not even understand Tamil but loved the 'Sarkar' star.