CHENNAI: Actor Sathyaraj on Monday praised Actor Vijay, when he participated in a event in Coimbatore.

When reporters raised question about actor Vijay's education award event, he said, "Actor Vijay did a very good thing to encourage the students. It would not be good for me to talk about joining politics when he himself has not spoken openly about it. It is very gratifying that Vijay said to read about Ambedkar, Periyar and Kamaraj. I welcome his opinion. He is the star of hope for the younger generation."

In response to a question about the photo of Vijay smoking in the poster of 'Leo', he said, "Actors have to do certain things according to the role they play. Even in a film where I am playing a villain role, I had to act in a smoking scene. In 'Makkal En Pakkam', I was played a smuggler role and when comes to cinema, acting is different and personal life is different."