Ajith Kumar Pays Last Respects To Vetri Duraisamy, Visits Latter's Home To Offer Condolences

Actor Ajith Kumar visited former Chennai City Mayor Saidai Duraisamy’s son and Tamil director, Vetri Duraisamy’s residence in Chennai on Tuesday afternoon to pay his last respects. Duraisamy’s car met with an accident in Himachal Pradesh’s Kinnaur on February 4 and fell into a river. His body was found on February 12 following which it was brought back to Chennai.

In a video that surfaced on social media, Ajith Kumar was seen visiting Duraisamy’s house to offer his condolences. He was also accompanied by his wife, Shalini. Ajith and Vetri were good friends.

Earlier today, Kamal Haasan also took to his X (formerly known as Twitter) handle to offer his condolences to the family. “The news of the death of Vetri Duraisamy, the son of former Chennai Mayor and friend, Saidai Duraisamy, is deeply saddening. It is an unimaginable grief that a young man who was just starting out met his end in such an accident. My heartfelt condolences to the father who has lost his son. I hope he recovers from this soon,” he wrote in Tamil.

How Did Vetri Duraisamy Die?

Vetri Duraisamy was with his friends and was reportedly travelling from Shimla to Spiti in Himachal Pradesh when his car met with an accident and fell into the river. As reported by NewsBreak, the driver suffered a heart attack while driving the vehicle due to which he lost control of the car. He was found dead on the spot. Search operations were then conducted to find Vetri’s body which was finally found on February 12, 3 kilometers away from the accident spot. His body was then taken to Indira Gandhi Medical College and Hospital where a post-mortem was conducted.