India, Jan. 24 -- Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu attended an event in Tiruppur this week, only to have a shoe thrown at him as he was being welcomed. A 45-year-old woman threw a shoe at him outside the District Collector's Office, where the lyricist was being welcomed by officials. Police took her in for questioning, and Vairamuthu posted his first message on social media since the incident.

A video posted by Polimer News shows Vairamuthu, dressed in white and yellow, being greeted by officials near his car. A shoe can be seen flying by, missing him and falling amid the crowd. It grazes one of the officials standing near Vairamuthu on his head, but the welcoming seemed to proceed without a hitch despite the confusion.

Hindu Tamil reported th...