The actor, visibly moved, found solace in prayer and broke down in tears as he bid farewell to the senior actor.

As Vijayakanth's era has come to an end, Chief Minister MK Stalin took to social media and wrote, "You will live in our hearts forever, my friend." 

Vijayakanth, who was fondly called 'Captain' by his fans and followers, has breathed his last on Thursday at the age of 71 in Chennai due to pneumonia. 

However, the emotional moment turned into a shocking incident when a slipper was hurled at Vijay by an unidentified person from the crowd, as he departed from the funeral.

His peers and rivals also respected him, and acknowledged his contribution to the state’s development and welfare.

Though Vijayakanth wasn't active in cinema and in politics nearly for a decade, he strongly remained a household name in Tamil Nadu due to which the news of his demise has immensely saddened the whole state.

He earned the nickname “Captain” after his 100th film, Captain Prabhakaran (1991), which was a blockbuster hit.

In the midst of the melancholy brought by Vijayakanth's demise, the party has issued an official statement announcing that Vijayakanth has breathed his last at 6.10 am on Thursday.

He was also a generous and humble person who helped many aspiring actors and technicians in the industry.

Chief Minister MK Stalin said that the loss of Vijayakanth, who was fondly called as 'Captain' by Tamil people, is a huge disaster to Tamil Nadu and the Tamil film industry.