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Man slips past Vijay's security, attempts to lunge at him during Chennai walk

Man slips past Vijay's security, attempts to lunge at him during Chennai walk

What's behind this

A man slipped past the security detail of Chief Minister Vijay during a walk on Kolathur road in Chennai and attempted to lunge at him, prompting a momentary reaction of alarm among those present. Video of the incident went viral, showing the unidentified individual breaching the CM’s security and highlighting concerns about safety during the high‑profile road walk. The breach caused commotion among onlookers.

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First reported by Deccan Chronicle at 10:18 UTC on 13 Nov.

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  • ANI ANI Media
  • Business Standard Business Standard Ltd.
  • DT Next Daily Thanthi Group
  • Deccan Herald The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd.
  • Factly Factly Media & Research
  • Hindustan Times HT Media
  • Kashmir Life Kashmir Life
  • Mathrubhumi English Mathrubhumi Printing & Publishing Co.
  • NE Now NE Now
  • OpIndia Aadhyaasi Media and Content Services Pvt. Ltd.
  • Organiser Bharatiya Prakashan (RSS)
  • Orissa Post Eastern Media Ltd (Sambad Group)
  • The Assam Tribune Assam Tribune Group
  • The Avenue Mail The Avenue Mail
  • The Federal New Generation Media Corporation Pvt. Ltd.
  • The Hans India
  • The Hindu Kasturi & Sons Ltd.
  • The Indian Express Indian Express Group
  • The Logical Indian The Logical Indian (independent digital media)
  • The New Indian Express Express Publications (Madurai) Ltd.
  • The Pioneer The Pioneer
  • The Shillong Times The Shillong Times
  • The Siasat Daily Siasat Daily
  • The South First The South First
  • The Times of India Bennett, Coleman & Co.
  • The Tribune The Tribune Trust

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