Doctorate to Director Shankar, Hero Vijay

Director Shankar and Actor Vijay were conferred honorary doctorates by Dr M.G.R. University. The students and fans were so excited to see the stars getting honoured that they were cheering,hooting and whistling throughout the event.But Dr G. Madhavan Nair, chairman, ISRO who was the chief guest for the event appeared to be uncomfortable because of the unruly behaviour of the students.

The event witnessed a packed hall of anxious fans who in order to get a glimpse of the celebrities took over the seats so much so that even some of the relatives of the celebrities were unable to get a seat at the function.As the certificates were handed over to the two celebrities in red convocation dress,the audience broke into thunderous applause.