Director Sasikumar's cousin Ashok Kumar's suicide allegedly due to the prevailing "kanthu vatti' horror has taken Kollywood.  A suicide letter by Ashok Kumar has pointed popular film financier Anbu Chezhiyan as the one who instigated the untimely death.  However a few like director Seenu Ramaswamy have come out in support of Anbu stating that he is a very good hearted person.

The latest to join in support of Anbu Chezhiyan is Vijay Antony who has shot a letter in which he has opined that for the past six years he is taking loans from him and repaying it regularly.  The 'Anna Durai' hero has given a clean chit to his financier by emphasizing that he has never behaved in an unwarranted manner and that the industry opinion and rumors about him are exaggerated.

Vijay Antony also extended his condolences to Sasikumar and the family of Ashok Kumar by saying that he can relate to the tragedy as his own father had committed suicide which left a permanent scar on him, his mother and siblings.