Chennai, Feb. 15 -- In a surprise development, the BJP-led Government at the Centre headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accorded 'Y' category security to actor-politician and Founder of the nascent Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) Vijay, triggering mixed reactions from the AIADMK and the BJP.

Orders to this effect were issued by the Union Home Ministry yesterday, reports received here said.

The security cover with a Central Reserve Police Force component would mean that the 50-year-old actor-turned-politician would have personal security officials guarding him round-the-clock, along with an armed guard at his residence and place of stay, police sources said.

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