NEW DELHI: Kolkata Knight Riders star Varun Chakravarthy took to social media to congratulate mega film star Vijay on his historic election victory in Tamil Nadu in his election debut. The KKR spinner, who hails from Tamil Nadu, shared a photo with Vijay and posted a one-word message.
Chakravarthy uploaded the image on his Instagram stories, where Vijay is seen punching him, and captioned it ‘Anna’ along with a heart emoji.
Tamil Nadu witnessed a major political shake-up when “Thalapathy” Vijay made a spectacular entry into electoral politics. His party, Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), emerged as a disruptive force, cutting the long-standing dominance of the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) and its archrival All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK).
Chakravarthy has had a mixed but impactful IPL 2026 campaign for Kolkata Knight Riders, showing his ability to take wickets despite some costly outings.
The mystery spinner has picked up 10 wickets in 7 matches so far.
After going wicketless in his first three games, he produced an outstanding performance against Rajasthan Royals at Eden Gardens, returning exceptional figures of 3/14.
He followed it up with another strong display against Sunrisers Hyderabad, claiming 3/36. Chakravarthy has also produced consistent spells against Lucknow Super Giants (2/33) and Gujarat Titans (2/34).
However, they had a slow start to the tournament, going wicketless in their first three matches – against Chennai Super Kings (0/26), Sunrisers Hyderabad (0/31) and a costly outing against Mumbai Indians (0/48).
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Kolkata Knight Riders are currently eighth in the points table, with three wins, five losses and one no result in nine matches so far.
Three-time IPL champions KKR are scheduled to face Delhi Capitals on May 8.