Actor Ajith Kumar's father P. Subramaniam Mani passed away due to age-related illnesses and ailments in Chennai on Friday, March 24. He was 85. Subramaniam Mani is survived by his wife Mohini and three sons Anup Kumar, Ajith Kumar and Anil Kumar. Many leading personalities and celebrities have expressed their condolences and paid their sympathies to the news of Ajith's father Subramaniam Mani's passing away, including Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M. K. Stalin, the Youth Welfare and Sports Development Udhayanidhi Stalin, the leader of the opposition Edappadi K. Palaniswami, and former CM O. Panneerselvam, actor Vijay, Parthiban, Shiva, Lyca Productions' GKM Tamil Kumaran, directors A. L. Vijay, Magizh Thirumeni to name a notable few.
With many popular names in the Tamil film industry expressing their condolences on social media, leading Tamil filmmaker Vignesh Shivan extended his support to Ajith. The hit director took to his Instagram Stories and paid his respects and prayed for peace to the actor's family during these tough times. Vignesh Shivan wrote, "Rip #Subramani sir ! Heartfelt condolences to ajith sir .. :( the way he always took care of him shows the love he had for parents ! Praying God to give all the strength and peace to balance this unbearable loss inside the family !" Below are his condolences: