New Delhi, March 8 -- Tamilaga Vetri Kazhagam founder chief Vijay hosted Iftar in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, on Friday and greeted Muslims, hailing the ideals of brotherhood and humanism.

Wearing a skullcap and clad in a white shirt and dhoti, Vijay thanked Muslims for accepting his invitation and for taking part in the event.

A video shared by news agency ANI showed Vijay sitting along with Muslims, praying and breaking fast. The video was captioned as: "#WATCH | Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam founder and chief Vijay hosts 'Iftar' during Ramzan month, in Chennai."

Later, the actor-politician appeared from the sunroof of his campaign van and waved at his excited fans who had gathered on roadsides and on a flyover.

The video went viral soon. While...