Director Vignesh Sivan has given an explanation on X after facing backlash for liking posts that trolled Thalapathy Vijay and Trisha. Firstly a user on X an obvious Nayanthara fan had trolled Trisha's acting in her new movie. He wrote "You can copy the attire, makeover and scene but not acting ability and screen presence". He was comparing Nayanthara's acting in 'Nettrikann' to Trisha's in 'The Road".

Vignesh Shivan liked the post that did not go well with Trisha fans and he explained that in his new post "I saw a shot of Nayan in a video clip where she had performed brilliantly and it was one of my fav shots so instantly liked that tweet also …. My bad ! I didn’t even see the video inside or read the tweet involved in both the cases ! Should have been careful ! Sorry"

Similarly a video was shared of Lokesh Kanagaraj saying that he and Thalapathy Vijay were together when rumours were spread that they had a very big fight on 'Leo' sets and that they both laughed. He also added "if I had to give explanation for every thing, I should be doing it from morning till night." Vignesh Sivan liked the post but it also was an attack on Vijay. A hardcore Rajini fan claimed that Vignesh Shivan knew the truth about the Vijay-Loki rift and thats why he liked the post. Vijay fans started roasting the 'Kaathu Vaakula Rendu Kadhal' director.

Vignesh Shivan wrote a clarification on X "Dear Vijay sir fans , Loki fans … sorry for the confusion without even seeing the msg , the context or the content of the video or the tweet , by jus seeing Loki’s interview I liked the video ! cos am a big fan of his works and his interviews and the way he speaks ! Am also eagerly awaiting for the grand release of Thalapathy vijay sir’s Leo .. by impulse , I jus liked seeing Loki bro’s image in the interview , like the same way So it’s a silly mistake from my side ! And I express my apologies to all the good Thalapathy fans across the globe."

The hit films maker added "Waiting to see the blockbuster movie on 19th October with the same excitement as ya’ll ! So please stop wasting ur time in commenting more about this silly mistake and start celebrating LEO and all the good work that’s been put into it ! Godbless ! JaiHindh"

Dear Vijay sir fans , Loki fans … sorry for the confusion 🙏 without even seeing the msg , the context or the content of the video or the tweet , by jus seeing Loki’s interview I liked the video !
cos am a big fan of his works and his interviews and the way he speaks !
Am also… https://t.co/JIJymxI2mJ

— VigneshShivan (@VigneshShivN) October 8, 2023