Mumbai: At a Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) rally in Kanniyakumari, Vijay briefly appeared startled while cycling along the road, accompanied by his security team.
A social media account named Telangana Maata also shared the video from the rally, claiming it was later deleted from the party’s official TVK handle.
“During his cycle campaign, Vijay suddenly threw his cycle and ran back as if it were a bomb when a fan tried to shower flowers on him,” they wrote, re-posting the video clip.
In the video, Vijay was seen happily cycling and waving to people as his security follows him.
However, when a fan threw something at him and ran out of the way, Vijay seemed to panic. He looked back for reassurance, got off the cycle, and hustled back to the van.
It was seen that the fan was trying to shower him with petals, but the actor-politician seemed to have misunderstood it as something dangerous.
The police and his security struggled to control the crowd around his van after he got in.
Though many on social media turned the moment into a meme fest, his supporters came forward to defend him, calling his reaction understandable.
“Entertainment ku panjamey illa (No shortage of entertainment),” commented a Redditor.
“The self-proclaimed “Master”, mistaking garland for a ‘Blaster’, bolted back ‘Faster’ joked an X user, calling it a ‘Total disaster.’
Another commented, “Joseph this is not movie, come to reality,” referring to his full name, Joseph Vijay.
Some Redditors also called it “Meme template.”
However, Vijay’s fans came to his defence, explaining why he reacted the way he did.
“As a casual observer, it feels like he’s traumatized. Saw a group of people running at him and his vehicles and probably got reminded of the Karur incident and/or the biker who got into an accident,” reasoned one.
Another commented, “On serious lines, I am sure he must have received a threat briefing from whoever is handling his security detail. Honestly that did seem like a threat. His detail should have been ahead of him if he is on an open under the sky condition.”
Vijay will contest in the upcoming Telangana elections via his TVK party.
A video taken down by @TVKVijayHQ is now going viral everywhere.
During his cycle campaign, Vijay suddenly threw his cycle and ran back as if it was a bomb when a fan tried to shower flowers on him. pic.twitter.com/imuDSz245j
— Telangana Maata (@TelanganaMaata) April 13, 2026