A video from Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam’s (TVK) Iftar dinner held on 18 March 2026, at the 4 Points Sheraton Hotel in Mamallapuram is going viral on social media, showing party functionaries explicitly blocking non-Muslims from entering the event and asking them to step aside raising serious questions about the party’s much-touted “secular” credentials.
The contradiction could not be more glaring or more damning.
Vijay Himself Went In. Why Couldn’t His Hindu Followers?
Here is the central question being raised is that Vijay – a Christian-born non-Muslim was the star of the evening, seated on the floor, breaking the fast, giving speeches, and being photographed for political mileage. He was allowed in. Cameras were allowed in. In parts of the clip, individuals are also asked their names before being allowed entry, prompting claims online that names were being used as a proxy for identifying religion.
The volunteer’s words make this unambiguous. He did not say “only invited guests.” He did not say “your pass is not valid.” He said: “Only Muslim brothers come inside.” He then asked a person at the gate: “What is your name?” – a name-check that served as a religious filter. Muslim women were directed away to another gate.
Bussy Anand is seen welcoming the Muslims with “Assalamu Alaikum,” as if he were a Muslim himself.
What TVK organised was a Muslims-only event with a non-Muslim celebrity headlining it for a photo opportunity.
Not the First Time
This is not TVK’s first Iftar controversy. In March 2025, Tamil Nadu Sunnath Jamaath filed a police complaint against Vijay, alleging that his first Iftar event at Chennai’s YMCA grounds was attended by gamblers and drinkers, which was deemed offensive to Muslim sentiments. That controversy led to All India Muslim Jamaat issuing a fatwa against Vijay.
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