Well known Tamil actor Vijay today gave a sum of Rs one lakh each to the next of kin of 13 persons killed in the anti-Sterlite protest in Tuticorin last month.
The actor visited the families in that town today and gave the cash, sources said.
Tamil Nadu chief minister Edappadi K Palaniswami had announced a compensation of Rs 20 lakh each to the families of those who died in the firing.
Actor-turned-politician Rajinikanth had also called on the injured and the bereaved